General Committee Meeting, 13 November 2023
Date: Monday, 13 November 2023 at 12:30PM
Location: Noosa Shire Council Chambers , 9 Pelican Street , Tewantin , QLD 4565 , Australia
Organiser: Noosa Shire Council
Duration: 02:48:03
Synopsis: Major Development Refusal over biodiversity, density, stormwater and urban boundary, Roadside Café to cease with alternative site support, Grants approved, Recycling processing contract endorsed, Financials noted.
Meeting Attendees
Committee Members
Joe Jurisevic Amelia Lorentson Clare Stewart Brian Stockwell Tom Wegener Frank Wilkie Executive Officers
Acting Chief Executive Officer Larry Sengstock Director Corporate Services Trent Grauf Director Strategy And Environment Kim Rawlings Director Community Services Kerri Contini Acting Director Infrastructure Services Shaun Walsh Director Development & Regulation Richard MacGillivray Apologies (Did Not Attend)
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Key Decisions & Discussions Joe Jurisevic: Chaired after approval for Frank Wilkie to attend via Teams and appointment of Acting Chair (00:00–01:28; Minutes: Attendance & Resolutions). Council: Refused MCU22/0118 (RACV Noosa Springs expansion for STA at 94 & 142 Noosa Dr) on planning/overlay conflicts, biodiversity loss, height/density, stormwater, urban boundary breach; no overriding community need (05.1; 03:59–19:24; Minutes Item 5.1). Brian Stockwell: Secured addition directing CEO to review zone and urban boundaries in next Planning Scheme review (25:07; Minutes 5.1 Amendment B). Council: Part-approved roadside stall change at 201 Mary River Rd (MCU21/0194.01) but refused Food & Drink Outlet; ordered café operations cease within 3 months; invited code-assessable home-based coffee roasting (36:28–48:23; Minutes 5.2 C–G). Frank Wilkie: Added directive for CEO to work with applicant to find alternative site for café/bus (41:10–41:50; Minutes 5.2 I). Council: Noted Noosa Springs hotel/resort MCU21/0110 made “Other Change” reverting to Confirmation stage; no decision possible (01:08:34–01:09:40; Minutes 5.3). Council: Approved Community Grants Round Two: $99,459.67 projects; redirected $68,470.65 to youth initiatives and Living Well Noosa; subsequent approvals for Program/Projects, Events, Infrastructure, Equipment (01:10:34–01:31:37; Minutes 6.1–6.5). Council: Approved RADF Round 20: four projects totaling $28,150 (01:32:30–01:36:55; Minutes 6.6). Council: Accepted Non‑Powered Water Sports Feasibility Study; identified area behind Noosa Yacht & Rowing Club as preferred co‑location; refer to future planning (01:45:19–01:59:38; Minutes 6.7). Council: Refreshed Firetech ROPS; added BIA5 Pty Ltd and Geoneon Pty Ltd; potential extensions to 31 July 2027 (02:00:16–02:02:27; Minutes 6.8). Council: Endorsed Tourism Noosa’s Destination Noosa Strategy 2023–2027; to align post‑DMP completion (02:04:51–02:20:09; Minutes 6.9). Council: Noted October 2023 Financial Performance; strong revenue (+$2.2m), underspend in Opex; cash cover noted with restrictions; workforce vacancies acknowledged (02:20:57–02:34:29; Minutes 6.10). Council: Adopted Noosa Council 2022–23 Annual Report; CEO authorized minor edits (02:35:58–02:45:32; Minutes 6.11). Council: Confidential: approved 8‑year MRF processing contract with Re.CYCLE (Sunshine Coast) Pty Ltd; CEO delegated to finalize, up to $900k p.a. (07.1; Minutes 7.1). Council: Supported Emu Mountain Rd shared path grant submission (by SCC) subject to design inputs and safety on David Low Way (Minutes 7.2). Council: Approved purchase under Resilient Homes Fund for voluntary flood buy‑back, subject to QRA processes (Minutes 7.3). Contentious / Transparency Matters Clare Stewart noted SARA’s offset‑conditioned approval on koala habitat did not bind Council; Council prioritized broader biodiversity overlays and urban boundary integrity (10:55–12:20; Minutes 5.1 A(3)(c), A(4)). Frank Wilkie framed roadside café refusal around resident amenity and safety (children crossing 80 km/h road) and litigation exposure if scheme ignored; read public plea (41:58–48:23; Minutes 5.2 C(5)(d), C(6)). Tom Wegener opposed refusal, citing strong community patronage and local product ecosystem; majority held popularity ≠ planning need (36:37–40:35; 55:03–59:20; Minutes 5.2 C(2)–(5)). Joe Jurisevic flagged applicant engagement history and staff guidance to scale down RACV proposal; applicant persisted with larger footprint (16:07–17:55; Minutes 5.1 A). Council/Staff: Clarified tender/permit constraints for siting mobile café on public land; private land options to be explored (49:03–50:08; Minutes 5.2 I). Council: Deputation on Noosa Springs hotel withdrawn after applicant’s “Other Change”; transparency noted to attendees (01:28–03:50; Minutes 4.1, 5.3). Legal / Risk Council/Officers: RACV refusal anchored in Noosa Plan 2020 Strategic Framework, Biodiversity/Waterways/Wetlands Overlay, Water Quality & Drainage Code, Local Plan Code, Zone Codes; SEQRP read “as a whole” provided no support (Minutes 5.1 A(1)–(5)). Richard MacGillivray emphasized overlays outrank zoning; biodiversity across whole site, not just EM&C zone (10:01–10:44; Minutes 5.1 A(3)(c)). Council: Roadside café refused under Strategic Framework, Cooroy Local Plan, Rural Zone, Business Activities, Driveways & Parking Codes; insufficient on‑site parking and safety risks (Minutes 5.2 C(1)–(6)). Frank Wilkie warned approving contrary to scheme risks P&E Court outcomes; Council’s strong record relies on adherence (47:48–48:23; Minutes 5.2 reasoning). Officers: Business Continuity: Optus outage impaired customer service lines; BCP enacted; IT BCP review scheduled; cyber ranked top strategic risk (02:29:08–02:30:02; 02:26:32–02:27:26). Confidential items: Properly closed under s254J(3) LGR 2012; MRF contract entered under s235(a) LGR 2012 exemptions (Minutes 7; 7.1). Conflicts of Interest Frank Wilkie: Prescribed COI on RACV item due to $2,500 sponsorship to Noosa Arts Theatre where he is President; left meeting (04:06–04:29; Minutes 5.1 COI). Amelia Lorentson: Declarable COI (owns STA); Council resolved she could participate on RACV item (04:31–05:46; Minutes 5.1 COI & Resolution). Clare Stewart: Multiple declarable COIs on grants and Tourism Noosa (personal ties, children’s clubs); left room where applicable (Minutes 6.4, 6.5, 6.9). Brian Stockwell: Declarable COI (prior ICEO query re: Leigh McCready); allowed to participate on relevant items (01:30:12–01:30:52; 02:03:26–02:04:34; Minutes 6.5, 6.9). Frank Wilkie: Declarable memberships/volunteering on several grants; allowed to participate (01:18:52–01:22:24; 01:32:30–01:36:03; Minutes 6.2, 6.6). Short‑Term Accommodation, Planning Scheme & Zoning Officers: RACV STA would clear 71–82 native trees, including 27–33 koala food trees; parts outside urban boundary, in EM&C zone, MSES, riparian buffer; stormwater bio‑basin undersized (05:46–18:56; Minutes 5.1 A(3)(c)–(d)). Brian Stockwell: Urged boundary review; mapping may reflect legacy creek alignments; meet‑and‑bounds approach suggested (14:20–15:29; 21:40–26:27; Minutes 5.1 Amendment B). Larry Sengstock/Officers: Indicated applicant could resubmit scaled‑down footprint within Tourist Accommodation zone, but overlays still constrain (09:02–10:44; Minutes 5.1 context). Environmental Concerns Council: Prioritized ecological linkage and koala habitat; refusal aligned with Biodiversity/Waterways/Wetlands Overlay and public interest (Minutes 5.1 A(2), A(5)). Officers: Noted site degradation does not justify large‑scale incursion; covenanting around footprints raises constructability/maintenance risks (11:47–12:20; Minutes 5.1 reasoning). Tourism Noosa Strategy: Embraces “tourism for good,” regenerative approaches; to integrate with DMP; carbon neutrality aspirations discussed (02:06:58–02:12:41; Minutes 6.9). Infrastructure, Waste & Transport Safety Council: New MRF processing contract up to $900k p.a. for 8 years with Re.CYCLE; CEO authorized to finalize (Minutes 7.1). Council: Supported Emu Mountain Rd shared path grant bid subject to design refinement and David Low Way crossing safety (Minutes 7.2). Council: Roadside café refusal grounded partly in inadequate on‑site parking and unsafe road‑reserve parking; formalizing parking infeasible (30:45–38:42; Minutes 5.2 C(6)).
Official Meeting Minutes
MINUTES General Committee Meeting Monday, 13 November 2023 12:30 PM Council Chambers, 9 Pelican Street, Tewantin Committee: Crs Frank Wilkie (Chair) Karen Finzel, Joe Jurisevic, Amelia Lorentson, Clare Stewart, Brian Stockwell, Tom Wegener “Noosa Shire – different by nature” GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES 13 NOVEMBER 2023 1. ATTENDANCE & APOLOGIES COMMITTEE MEMBERS Cr Joe Jurisevic (Acting Chair) Cr Amelia Lorentson Cr Clare Stewart Cr Brian Stockwell Cr Tom Wegener Cr Frank Wilkie (via Microsoft Teams) EXECUTIVE Acting Chief Executive Officer Larry Sengstock Director Corporate Services Trent Grauf Director Strategy and Environment Kim Rawlings Director Community Services Kerri Contini Acting Director Infrastructure Services Shaun Walsh Director Development & Regulation Richard MacGillivray APOLOGIES Cr Karen Finzel Council Resolution Moved: Cr Clare Stewart Seconded: Cr Joe Jurisevic That in accordance with Section 254K of the Local Government Regulation, Cr Wilkie is approved to attend the Meeting dated 13 November 2023 via Microsoft Teams. Carried unanimously. Committee Resolution Moved: Cr Clare Stewart Seconded: Cr Amelia Lorentson That Cr Jurisevic be appointed as Acting Chairperson of the meeting due to Councillor Wilkie attending via Microsoft Teams. Carried unanimously. 2. CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES Committee Resolution Moved: Cr Clare Stewart Seconded: Cr Amelia Lorentson The Minutes of the General Committee Meeting held on 23 October 2023 be received and confirmed. Carried unanimously. GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES 13 NOVEMBER 2023 3. PRESENTATIONS Nil 4. DEPUTATIONS 4.1. KIM PETROVIC & JOHN COCHRANE TOPIC - PROPOSED HOTEL DEVELOPMENT AT NOOSA SPRINGS MCU 21/0110 Withdrawn by the applicant. 5. ITEMS REFERRED FROM COMMITTEES 5.1. MCU22/0118 – DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION FOR A MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE – SHORT-TERM ACCOMMODATION AT 94 & 142 NOOSA DR, NOOSA HEADS (REFERRED FROM PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE DATED 7 NOVEMBER 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 prescribed conflict of interest in this matter: I, Cr Wilkie inform the meeting that I have a prescribed conflict of interest in this matter as the applicant, RACV resort, support the Noosa Arts Theatre with an annual $2,500 sponsorship and I also serve as Noosa Arts Theatre President. As a result of this conflict of interest, I will leave the meeting room while the matter is decided. Cr Wilkie left the meeting. 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 I have a declarable conflict of interest in this matter. My husband and I own a property at Noosa Parade, Noosa Heads. Since November 2020 this property has been used for Short Term accommodation rental. Although I have a declarable conflict of interest, I do not believe a reasonable person could have a perception of bias as I have no personal relationship with the applicant, and although I have a STA property, I will not be positively or negatively impacted by the decision. 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. Committee Resolution Moved: Cr Clare Stewart Seconded: Cr Tom Wegener That Council note the declarable conflict of interest by Cr Lorentson and determine that Cr Lorentson participates and votes on this matter because GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES 13 NOVEMBER 2023 Council believes that there is no personal relationship with the applicant and Cr Lorentson will not be positively or negatively impacted by the decision so a reasonable person would trust that the final decision is made in the public interest. Carried unanimously. Cr Lorentson did not vote on the above motion. Motion Moved: Cr Joe Jurisevic Seconded: Cr Tom Wegener That Council note the report by the Development Planner to the Planning & Environment Committee Meeting dated 7 November 2023 regarding Application No. MCU22/0118 for a Development Permit for Material Change of Use - Shortterm accommodation, situated at 94 & 142 Noosa Dr, Noosa Heads and: A. Refuse the application for the following reasons: 1. The proposed development has failed to demonstrate a significant planning need to develop outside of Noosa Plan 2020's urban boundary, particularly at the density and height proposed and is inconsistent with the local landscape character. No overriding community benefit been demonstrated, which would justify approval despite its conflict with the planning scheme. 2. Valid planning grounds have been raised by submitters that the proposal will result in an unacceptable impact on the biodiversity of the locality. Further, the development exceeds what a community member could reasonably expect to be developed outside of the Urban Boundary and within the Environmental Management and Conservation Zone. 3. The proposed development of the subject land is inappropriate, in circumstances where: (a) The proposed development seeks to expand the existing resort complex in circumstances where part of that land is located outside of the urban boundary in Noosa Plan 2020; (b) The proponent seeks to utilise the land for Short-term accommodation, which is an inconsistent use in the Environmental Management and Conservation zone; (c) The proposed development is an overdevelopment of the land at the expense of the natural values of the land, as the proposal would result in unacceptable clearing of vegetation in an ecologically important and environmentally sensitive area, including proposed development located on mapped Areas of Biodiversity Significance, Matters of State Environmental Significance (MSES) Environmental Values and Riparian Buffer Area under the Biodiversity, Waterways and Wetlands Overlay and mapped Core Koala Habitat area; (d) The stormwater treatment proposed is not of a sufficient size to achieve the water quality objectives and protection of biodiversity areas required under the Water Quality and Drainage Code. (e) The built form of the proposed development is unacceptable, being slightly over height in metres in the Tourist Accommodation zone and substantially over height in metres and storeys in the Environmental Management and Conservation zone. In respect of the above, the proposed development is inconsistent with the following provisions of Noosa Plan 2020: (i) Strategic Framework – 3.2.2, 3.2.5, 3.3.1(b) and 3.3.4(b)(p); GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES 13 NOVEMBER 2023 (ii) Biodiversity, Waterways and Wetlands Overlay Code – 8.2.2.2(2)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h) and (i) Table 8.2.23 PO1, PO3, PO6 and PO11; (iii) Water Quality and Drainage Code – 9.4.82(2)(a) and (b) and Table 9.4.8.3 PO6; (iv) Noosa Heads Local Plan Code – Overall Outcomes (2)(b)(d)(e) and (ad) and Table 7.2.5.3 PO4, PO5, PO6 and PO26; (v) Environmental Management and Conservation Zone Code – Overall Outcomes (2)(a) and (b), Table 6.7.1.3 PO1, PO5, PO7, PO8, PO9, PO11 and PO13; (vi) Tourist Accommodation Zone Code - Table 6.3.4.3 PO9 and PO10. 4. When read as a whole, the South East Queensland Regional Plan 2017 (SEQRP) does not lend support to the proposed use of the land, as: 4.1. the SEQRP sets a long term, 50-year vision, establishing aspirations for the region up to 2067. Given this, the timing and sequencing of urban development occurring within the Urban Footprint is a finer grained detail, the planning for which is implemented through local government planning schemes; 4.2. the designation of land as being within the Urban Footprint does not imply that all that land with that designation can be developed for urban purposes; and 4.3. when assessed against Noosa Plan 2020, the proposed development is not suitable for urban development. 5. The following relevant matters support refusal: 5.1. The proposed development will involve an unacceptable loss of vegetation in a locality which is an ecologically important and environmentally sensitive and serves as an important ecological linkage, 5.2. There is no planning, economic or community need for the proposed development on the subject land. 5.3. Approval of the proposed development would not be in the public interest as reflected in the provisions of Noosa Plan 2020 referred to in these reasons for refusal. B. Note the report is provided in accordance with Section 63(5) of the Planning Act 2016. Amendment Moved: Cr Brian Stockwell Seconded: Cr Amelia Lorentson That Item B be added to read (and the current Item B be subsequently changed to Item C): B. That the CEO be requested to review the zone and urban boundaries as part of a future review of the Planning Scheme. Carried unanimously. Committee Recommendation Moved: Cr Joe Jurisevic Seconded: Cr Tom Wegener That Council note the report by the Development Planner to the Planning & Environment Committee Meeting dated 7 November 2023 regarding Application GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES 13 NOVEMBER 2023 No. MCU22/0118 for a Development Permit for Material Change of Use - Shortterm accommodation, situated at 94 & 142 Noosa Dr, Noosa Heads and: A. Refuse the application for the following reasons: 1. The proposed development has failed to demonstrate a significant planning need to develop outside of Noosa Plan 2020's urban boundary, particularly at the density and height proposed and is inconsistent with the local landscape character. No overriding community benefit been demonstrated, which would justify approval despite its conflict with the planning scheme. 2. Valid planning grounds have been raised by submitters that the proposal will result in an unacceptable impact on the biodiversity of the locality. Further, the development exceeds what a community member could reasonably expect to be developed outside of the Urban Boundary and within the Environmental Management and Conservation Zone. 3. The proposed development of the subject land is inappropriate, in circumstances where: (a) The proposed development seeks to expand the existing resort complex in circumstances where part of that land is located outside of the urban boundary in Noosa Plan 2020; (b) The proponent seeks to utilise the land for Short-term accommodation, which is an inconsistent use in the Environmental Management and Conservation zone; (c) The proposed development is an overdevelopment of the land at the expense of the natural values of the land, as the proposal would result in unacceptable clearing of vegetation in an ecologically important and environmentally sensitive area, including proposed development located on mapped Areas of Biodiversity Significance, Matters of State Environmental Significance (MSES) Environmental Values and Riparian Buffer Area under the Biodiversity, Waterways and Wetlands Overlay and mapped Core Koala Habitat area; (d) The stormwater treatment proposed is not of a sufficient size to achieve the water quality objectives and protection of biodiversity areas required under the Water Quality and Drainage Code. (e) The built form of the proposed development is unacceptable, being slightly over height in metres in the Tourist Accommodation zone and substantially over height in metres and storeys in the Environmental Management and Conservation zone. In respect of the above, the proposed development is inconsistent with the following provisions of Noosa Plan 2020: (i) Strategic Framework – 3.2.2, 3.2.5, 3.3.1(b) and 3.3.4(b)(p); (ii) Biodiversity, Waterways and Wetlands Overlay Code – 8.2.2.2(2)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h) and (i) Table 8.2.23 PO1, PO3, PO6 and PO11; (iii) Water Quality and Drainage Code – 9.4.82(2)(a) and (b) and Table 9.4.8.3 PO6; (iv) Noosa Heads Local Plan Code – Overall Outcomes (2)(b)(d)(e) and (ad) and Table 7.2.5.3 PO4, PO5, PO6 and PO26; (v) Environmental Management and Conservation Zone Code – Overall Outcomes (2)(a) and (b), Table 6.7.1.3 PO1, PO5, PO7, PO8, PO9, PO11 and PO13; (vi) Tourist Accommodation Zone Code - Table 6.3.4.3 PO9 and PO10. GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES 13 NOVEMBER 2023 4. When read as a whole, the South East Queensland Regional Plan 2017 (SEQRP) does not lend support to the proposed use of the land, as: 4.1. the SEQRP sets a long term, 50-year vision, establishing aspirations for the region up to 2067. Given this, the timing and sequencing of urban development occurring within the Urban Footprint is a finer grained detail, the planning for which is implemented through local government planning schemes; 4.2. the designation of land as being within the Urban Footprint does not imply that all that land with that designation can be developed for urban purposes; and 4.3. when assessed against Noosa Plan 2020, the proposed development is not suitable for urban development. 5. The following relevant matters support refusal: 5.1. The proposed development will involve an unacceptable loss of vegetation in a locality which is an ecologically important and environmentally sensitive and serves as an important ecological linkage, 5.2. There is no planning, economic or community need for the proposed development on the subject land. 5.3. Approval of the proposed development would not be in the public interest as reflected in the provisions of Noosa Plan 2020 referred to in these reasons for refusal. B. That the CEO be requested to review the zone and urban boundaries as part of a future review of the Planning Scheme; and C. Note the report is provided in accordance with Section 63(5) of the Planning Act 2016. Carried unanimously. Cr Wilkie returned to the meeting. 5.2. MCU21/0194.01 – APPLICATION FOR AN OTHER CHANGE TO A DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL FOR A ROADSIDE STALL TO INCLUDE A FOOD AND DRINK OUTLET AT 201 MARY RIVER RD, COOROY (REFERRED FROM PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE DATED 7 NOVEMBER 2023 - ITEM 5.2) Committee Recommendation Moved: Cr Frank Wilkie Seconded: Cr Brian Stockwell That Council note the report by the Senior Development Planner to the Planning & Environment Committee Meeting dated 7 November 2023 regarding Application No. MCU21/0194.01 for an other change to a Development Permit for Material Change of Use (Roadside Stall) to include a Food and Drink Outlet, situated at 201 Mary River Rd, Cooroy and: A. Approve, in part, only (with amended Condition 2) and part refusal. B. Approve the change to Condition 2 as outlined in Attachment 1. GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES 13 NOVEMBER 2023 C. Refuse the Food and Drink Outlet component of the application for the following reasons: 1. This element of the proposal does not advance the elements and strategies of the South East Queensland Regional Plan as it does not value add to the site’s on-farm agricultural activities. 2. This element of the proposal is contrary to the Intent and Outcomes of the Strategic Framework, Section 3.3.1 (e) and Section 3.3.5 (h), (v) and (w) as: a) The proposal is not a rural activity or a rural enterprise and such uses are intended to be located in business centres to contribute to their vibrancy. b) The proposal does not value add to the site’s rural activities, would be the primary use on the site and is in no way ancillary to the approved roadside stall. c) The proposal predominantly caters to passing trade, largely locals in the area, and has only a limited tourism focus. 3. This element of the proposal is not consistent with overall outcomes (b), (i) and performance outcomes PO1, PO4 and PO8 of the Local Plan Code for Cooroy as: a) The proposed use is located outside the urban boundary and the Cooroy town centre. b) The proposed use will adversely interrupt the landscape character and visual amenity of Mary River Road, being very different to uses envisaged in rural areas of the Shire. 4. This element of the proposal is contrary to overall outcomes (a) & (l) and performance outcomes PO1, PO5 & PO13 of the Rural Zone Code as: a) The proposal is not a rural activity, it is an urban activity, and will not value add to goods produced on site. b) The proposal does not have an indelible connection to the rural or ecological values of the site and is more appropriately located in an urban area. c) There is no overriding community benefit for the food and drink outlet to be located on the site, with no particular circumstances relevant that warrant the proposal. d) The proposal will detract from the scenic amenity of Mary River Road being part of the major road network for the Shire. 5. This element of the proposal is contrary to performance outcomes PO1, PO2, PO3, PO11, PO12, PO13 of the Business Activities Code as: a) The proposal is a type of business activity that is at odds and is not compatible with the purpose of the site’s rural zoning. b) The proposal seeks to locate a business activity outside the business centres shown in the Noosa Shire Centres Hierarchy. c) The proposed food and drink outlet is a use that is not typically expected to be found in the rural areas of the Shire. d) The proposal is adversely impacting the amenity of nearby residents, with its early and week-end operating hours, uncoordinated and uncontrolled carparking on the road reserve and coffee shop customers coming and going from the site. 6. This element of the proposal is contrary to overall outcome (b) and performance outcome PO6 of the Driveways and Parking Code and overall outcome (e) and performance outcome PO16 of the Business Activities GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES 13 NOVEMBER 2023 Code as the proposed on-site car parking is insufficient to accommodate the number of vehicles generated by the development. D. Refuse to amend Condition 4 of the development approval for the following reason: 7. The proposal is contrary to performance outcomes PO25 and PO26 of the Rural Activities Code as the requested change includes the sale of food and beverages that are not ancillary to a bona fide cropping or animal husbandry use on site. E. Refuse to delete Conditions 5 and 7 of the development approval for the following reasons: 8. The proposal is contrary to performance outcomes PO25 and PO26 of the Rural Activities Code as the request to delete these conditions relates to the proposal for a food and drink outlet to operate from the site which is not supported. Any provision for the tasting of foods and beverages proposed to be produced on site would not be ancillary to a bona fide cropping or animal husbandry use on site. F. Advise the applicant that the food and drink outlet must cease operating from the site within 3 months of the date of Council’s decision, with any unapproved structures removed. G. Advise the applicant that the roasting of coffee beans on site must cease within 3 months of the date of Council’s decision, and to lodge a subsequent code assessable development application for a Material Change of Use – Home-based Business (coffee roasting). H. Note the report is provided in accordance with Section 63(5) of the Planning Act 2016. I. Authorise the CEO to work with the applicant to find an appropriate location for the food and drink outlet/bus. For: Crs Jurisevic, Lorentson, Stockwell, Wilkie and Stewart Against: Cr Wegener Carried. 5.3. FURTHER REPORT - MCU21/0110 - APPLICATION FOR MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE - BAR, FOOD AND DRINK OUTLET, OUTDOOR SPORT AND RECREATION, RESORT COMPLEX AT 61 NOOSA SPRINGS DRIVE, NOOSA HEADS (REFERRED FROM PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE DATED 7 NOVEMBER 2023 - ITEM 5.4) Committee Recommendation/Procedural Motion Moved: Cr Brian Stockwell Seconded: Cr Joe Jurisevic That Council note the Further Report by the Manager Development Assessment to the Planning and Environment Committee Meeting dated 7 November 2023 regarding Application No. MCU21/0110 for a Development Permit for a Material Change of Use – Bar, Food and Drink Outlet, Outdoor GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES 13 NOVEMBER 2023 Sport and Recreation and Resort Complex at 61 Noosa Springs Drive, Noosa Heads and note that the applicant has made an Other Change to the application. This results in the application reverting to Confirmation Notice stage and no decision can be made on the matter today. Carried unanimously. 6. REPORTS DIRECT TO GENERAL COMMITTEE 6.1. 2023-2024 COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM - COMMUNITY PROJECT GRANTS (ROUND TWO) - OVERVIEW Committee Recommendation Moved: Cr Brian Stockwell Seconded: Cr Amelia Lorentson That Council note the report by the Community Connection Manager to the General Committee Meeting dated 13 November 2023 and: A. Approve the Round Two 2023-24 Community Grants Projects Program to the total value of $99,459.67; B. Allocate the remaining $68,470.65 from the 23/24 Community Grants budget to funding for youth initiatives made up of an out-of-round Youth Grants funding program and youth focussed activities within the Living Well Noosa program; and C. Delegate the Chief Executive Officer to authorise funding to the successful applicants for the out-of-round Youth Grants projects. Carried unanimously. 6.2. 2023-2024 COMMUNITY PROGRAM FUNDING – COMMUNITY PROJECT GRANTS (ROUND TWO) – PROGRAM/PROJECTS 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 in relation to the funding recommendations to Cooroora Historical Society t/a Noosa Shire Museum. I state for the record that although general membership of an organisation does not qualify as a declarable conflict of interest, I would like to put on the record my general membership of the Cooroora Historical Society, which is mentioned in this grant round. Although I have a declarable conflict of interest, I do not believe a reasonable person would see this as a conflict of interest. Therefore, I 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. Committee Resolution Moved: Cr Clare Stewart Seconded: Cr Brian Stockwell That Council note the declarable conflict of interest by Cr Wilkie and determine that it is in the public interest that Cr Wilkie participates and votes on this matter GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES 13 NOVEMBER 2023 because Council believes that a reasonable person would trust that the final decision is made in the public interest. Carried unanimously. Cr Wilkie did not vote on the above motion. 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 in relation to the funding recommendations to NoosaCare. I would like to put on the record that, although it does not qualify as a declarable conflict of interest, I volunteer playing music at various aged care facilities in the shire, including at Noosa Care which is mentioned in this grant round. I am not a member or executive member of Noosa Care and don’t believe a reasonable person would see this as a conflict of interest and choose to stay in the meeting room. Committee Resolution Moved: Cr Brian Stockwell 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 a reasonable person would trust that the final decision is made in the public interest. Carried unanimously. Cr Wilkie did not vote on the above motion. Committee Recommendation Moved: Cr Brian Stockwell Seconded: Cr Tom Wegener That Council note the report by the Community Connection Manager to the General Committee Meeting dated 13 November 2023 and approve Round Two 2023-24 Community Project Grants – Program/Projects provided in Attachment 1 to this report. Carried unanimously. 6.3. 2023-2024 COMMUNITY PROGRAM FUNDING - COMMUNITY PROJECT GRANTS (ROUND TWO) - EVENTS Committee Recommendation Moved: Cr Amelia Lorentson Seconded: Cr Clare Stewart That Council note the report by the Community Connection Manager to the General Committee Meeting dated 13 November 2023 and approve Round Two 2023-2024 Community Project Grants - Events provided in Attachment 1 to this report. Carried unanimously. GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES 13 NOVEMBER 2023 6.4. 2023-2024 COMMUNITY PROGRAM FUNDING - COMMUNITY PROJECT GRANTS (ROUND TWO) - INFRASTRUCTURE In accordance with Chapter 5B of the Local Government Act 2009, Cr Stewart provided the following declaration to the meeting of a declarable conflict of interest in this matter: I, Cr Stewart, inform the meeting that I have a declarable conflict of interest in this matter in relation to the funding recommendation to Sunny Kids Inc as I make regular monthly donations to this charity and in relation to the funding recommendation to Tewantin Noosa Cricket Club as my son plays for the Tewantin Noosa Cricket Club. As a result of my conflicts of interest I will now leave the meeting room while the matter is considered and voted on. Cr Stewart left the meeting. Committee Recommendation Moved: Cr Brian Stockwell Seconded: Cr Tom Wegener That Council note the report by the Community Connection Manager to the General Committee Meeting dated 13 November 2023 and approve Round Two 2023-2024 Community Project Grants - Infrastructure provided in Attachment 1 to this report. Carried unanimously. Cr Stewart returned to the meeting. 6.5. 2023-2024 COMMUNITY PROGRAM FUNDING - COMMUNITY PROJECT GRANTS (ROUND TWO) - EQUIPMENT In accordance with Chapter 5B of the Local Government Act 2009, Cr Stewart provided the following declaration to the meeting of a declarable conflict of interest in this matter: I, Cr Stewart, inform the meeting that I have a declarable conflict of interest in this matter in relation to the funding recommendations to Katie Rose Cottage as I have a personal friendship with Leigh McCready, who is employed as Head of Fundraising and Partnerships by Katie Rose Cottage; Noosa Water Polo Club as my children are members of the club; Noosa Little Athletics Inc as my children are members of this club. As a result of my conflicts of interest I will now leave the meeting room while the matter is considered and voted on. Cr Stewart left the meeting. In accordance with Chapter 5B of the Local Government Act 2009, Cr Stockwell provided the following declaration to the meeting of a declarable conflict of interest in this matter: I, Cr Stockwell, inform the meeting that I have a declarable conflict of interest in this matter as on 24 February 2020 I sought a review by the Independent Council Election Observer (ICEO) as to the public claims of the Future Noosa Team, of which Leigh McCready was publicly identified as a Campaign Manager. The conflict involved the application of Katie Rose Cottage as Leigh McCready is the Head of Fundraising and Partnerships, Although I have a declarable conflict of interest, I do not believe a reasonable person could have a perception of bias GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES 13 NOVEMBER 2023 because the ICEO review was an advisory service, not a statutory process, and my queries at that time were in the public interest and neither I nor Ms McCready stood to personally gain or lose from that advice. 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. Committee Resolution Moved: Cr Amelia Lorentson Seconded: Cr Tom Wegener That Council note the declarable conflict of interest by Cr Stockwell and determine that it is in the public interest that Cr Stockwell participates and votes on this matter because Council believes that a reasonable person could not have a perception of bias because the ICEO review was an advisory service, not a statutory process, and Cr Stockwell’s queries at that time were in the public interest and neither he nor Ms McCready stood to personally gain or lose from that advice and therefore a reasonable person would trust that the final decision is made in the public interest. Carried unanimously. Cr Stockwell did not vote on the above motion. Committee Recommendation Moved: Cr Tom Wegener Seconded: Cr Joe Jurisevic That Council note the report by the Community Connection Manager to the General Committee Meeting dated 13 November 2023 and approve Round Two 2023-24 Community Project Grants – Equipment provided in Attachment 1 to this report. Carried unanimously. Cr Stewart returned to the meeting. 6.6. REGIONAL ARTS DEVELOPMENT FUND (RADF) - GRANT RECOMMENDATIONS ROUND 20, 2023/24 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 in relation to the funding recommendations to Zest Factor as Zest Factor applicant Russell Krause is a general member of Noosa Arts Theatre where I serve as President. Mr Krause’s grant does not involve the Noosa Arts Theatre or myself and I therefore don’t believe a reasonable person would see this as a conflict of interest. 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. Committee Resolution Moved: Cr Brian Stockwell Seconded: Cr Clare Stewart 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 a reasonable person would trust that the final decision is made in the public interest. Carried unanimously. Cr Wilkie did not vote on the above motion. GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES 13 NOVEMBER 2023 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: Cr Wilkie, inform the meeting that I have a declarable conflict of interest in this matter in relation to the funding recommendations to Little Seed applicant Johanna Wallace, is a general member of Noosa Arts Theatre where I serve as President. Their grant does not involve the Noosa Arts Theatre or myself and I therefore don’t believe a reasonable person would see this as a conflict of interest. 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. Committee Resolution Moved: Cr Joe Jurisevic Seconded: Cr Clare Stewart 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 a reasonable person would trust that the final decision is made in the public interest. Carried unanimously. Cr Wilkie did not vote on the above motion. Committee Recommendation Moved: Cr Tom Wegener Seconded: Cr Joe Jurisevic That Council note the report by the Arts and Culture Manager to the General Committee Meeting dated 13 November 2023 regarding applications to the Regional Arts Development Fund Round 20, 2023/24 and approve the recommendations of the Assessment Committee as outlined in Attachment 1 to the report. Carried unanimously. 6.7. NON-POWERED WATER SPORTS FEASIBILTY STUDY Committee Recommendation Moved: Cr Tom Wegener Seconded: Cr Clare Stewart That Council note the report by the Sport Strategy and Project Advisor to the General Committee Meeting dated 13 November 2023 regarding the NonPowered Water Sports Feasibility Study and: A. Accept the Non-Powered Water Sports Feasibility Study; and B. Refer the findings of the Study to future planning activities. Carried unanimously. 6.8. FIRETECH SERVICE PROVIDER PANEL (ROPS) REFRESH Committee Recommendation Moved: Cr Clare Stewart Seconded: Cr Joe Jurisevic GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES 13 NOVEMBER 2023 That Council note the report by the Director Digital Hub and Innovation to the General Committee date 13 November 2023 and A. Award Contract No. T000078 for a Register of Pre-qualified Suppliers for the Provision of Firetech Services to the following two new suppliers as a result of a ROPS refresh for a period until August 2024: BIA5 Pty Ltd; and Geoneon Pty Ltd B. Subject to satisfactory performance of the suppliers, authorise the CEO to approve the option to extend the contract at the expiry of first extension term for a further three (3) terms of up to twelve (12) months each ending on 31 July 2027. Carried unanimously. 6.9. TOURISM NOOSA STRATEGY 2023-2027 In accordance with Chapter 5B of the Local Government Act 2009, Cr Stewart provided the following declaration to the meeting of a declarable conflict of interest in this matter: I, Cr Stewart, inform the meeting that I have a declarable conflict of interest in this matter as Leigh McCready, a Director of Tourism Noosa is a personal friend. As a result of my conflict of interest I will now leave the meeting room while the matter is considered and voted on. Cr Stewart left the meeting. In accordance with Chapter 5B of the Local Government Act 2009, Cr Stockwell provided the following declaration to the meeting of a declarable conflict of interest in this matter: I, Cr Stockwell, inform the meeting that I have a declarable conflict of interest in this matter as on 24 February 2020 I sought a review by the Independent Council Election Observer (ICEO) as to the public claims of the Future Noosa Team, of which Leigh McCready was publicly identified as a Campaign Manager. Leigh McCready is a Director of Tourism Noosa. Although I have a declarable conflict of interest, I do not believe a reasonable person could have a perception of bias because the ICEO review was an advisory service, not a statutory process, and my queries at that time were in the public interest and neither I nor Ms McCready stood to personally gain or lose from that advice. 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. Committee Resolution Moved: Cr Joe Jurisevic Seconded: Cr Tom Wegener That Council note the declarable conflict of interest by Cr Stockwell and determine that it is in the public interest that Cr Stockwell participates and votes on this matter because Council believes that a reasonable person could not have a perception of bias because the ICEO review was an advisory service, not a statutory process, and Cr Stockwell’s queries at that time were in the public interest and neither he nor Ms McCready stood to personally gain or lose from that advice and therefore a reasonable person would trust that the final decision is made in the public interest. Carried unanimously. Cr Stockwell did not vote on the above motion. GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES 13 NOVEMBER 2023 Committee Recommendation Moved: Cr Amelia Lorentson Seconded: Cr Tom Wegener That Council note the report by the Director Strategy and Environment to the General Committee Meeting dated 13 November 2023 regarding Tourism Noosa's Destination Noosa Strategic Plan 2023-2027 as provided at Attachment 1 to this report and: A. Endorse Tourism Noosa's Destination Noosa Strategy 2023-2027 in accordance with Tourism Noosa's Funding and Performance Deed with Council; and B. Note Tourism Noosa's Destination Noosa Strategy 2023-2027 will be reviewed following the completion of the Destination Management Plan to ensure alignment and to reflect any shifts required in Tourism Noosa's strategic focus as specified in Tourism Noosa's Funding and Performance Deed with Council. Carried unanimously. Cr Stewart returned to the meeting. 6.10. FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE REPORT – OCTOBER 2023 Committee Recommendation Moved: Cr Brian Stockwell Seconded: Cr Clare Stewart That Council note the report by the Manager Financial Services (Acting) to the General Committee Meeting dated 13 November 2023 outlining October 2023 year to date financial performance against budget, including changes to the financial performance report with the inclusion of key financial sustainability indicators. Carried unanimously. 6.11. NOOSA COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT 2022-2023 Committee Recommendation Moved: Cr Clare Stewart Seconded: Cr Amelia Lorentson That Council note the report by the Governance Manager to the General Committee Meeting dated 13 November 2023 and A. Adopt the Noosa Shire Council 2022-23 Annual Report incorporating the 2022/23 Audited Financial Statements. B. Authorise the Chief Executive Officer to make any required minor amendments to the document prior to publication. Carried unanimously. GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES 13 NOVEMBER 2023 7. CONFIDENTIAL SESSION CLOSURE OF THE MEETING TO THE PUBLIC Committee Resolution Moved: Cr Brian Stockwell Seconded: Cr Clare Stewart That the meeting be closed to the public pursuant to section 254J(3)(according to alpha reference listed below) of the Local Government Regulation 2012 for the purpose of discussing: Item 7.1 - RECYCLING MATERIAL PROCESSING OPTION (NEW MRF) (g) negotiations relating to a commercial matter involving the local government for which a public discussion would be likely to prejudice the interests of the local government; Item 7.2 - EMU MOUNTAIN ROAD SHARED PATHWAY - (i) a matter the local government is required to keep confidential under a law of, or formal arrangement with, the Commonwealth or a State; and Item 7.3 - VOLUNTARY FLOOD RECOVERY PROPERTY ACQUISITION (h) negotiations relating to the taking of land by the local government under the Acquisition of Land Act 1967; Carried unanimously. RE-OPENING OF THE MEETING TO THE PUBLIC Committee Resolution Moved: Cr Brian Stockwell Seconded: Cr Clare Stewart That the meeting be re-opened to the public. Carried unanimously. 7.1. CONFIDENTIAL - NOT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE - RECYCLING MATERIAL PROCESSING OPTION (NEW MRF) Committee Recommendation Moved: Cr Brian Stockwell Seconded: Cr Clare Stewart That Council note the report by the Waste Manager to the General Committee Meeting dated 13 November 2023 and A. Enter into a contract with Re.CYCLE (SUNSHINE COAST) Pty Ltd for 8 years, in accordance with Section 235 (A) of the Local Government Regulation 2012; and B. Delegate authority to the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate, finalise and enter the contract and to approve payments to be made pursuant to the contract to a maximum of $900,000 (GST excl.), per year of the term of the contract. Carried unanimously. GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES 13 NOVEMBER 2023 7.2. CONFIDENTIAL - NOT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE: EMU MOUNTAIN ROAD SHARED PATHWAY Committee Recommendation Moved: Cr Frank Wilkie Seconded: Cr Amelia Lorentson That Council note the report by the Director Infrastructure Services to the General Committee Meeting dated 13 November 2023 and A. Support the submission of a Cycle Network Local Government Grants Program Submission by Sunshine Coast Council for a shared path and cycleway along Emu Mountain Road, subject to: 1. Further input by Noosa Council into the design by Sunshine Coast Council to reduce environmental and visual impact of the proposal; and 2. Resolving pedestrian crossing and cycle safety issues on the David Low Way prior to acceptance of the final design. Carried unanimously. 7.3. CONFIDENTIAL: NOT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE – VOLUNTARY FLOOD RECOVERY PROPERTY ACQUISITION Committee Recommendation Moved: Cr Joe Jurisevic Seconded: Cr Tom Wegener That Council note the report by the Community Connections Manager to the General Committee Meeting dated 13 November 2023 and A. Through the Commonwealth and State Resilient Home Fund, purchase the property as detailed in the Report for the purposes of the voluntary home buy-back program, provided that all processes have been satisfactorily completed with Queensland Reconstruction Authority (QRA); B. Authorise the Chief Executive Officer to take the necessary action to implement Council’s decision, including but not limited to making, amending, and discharging the contractual arrangement/s; and C. Undertake the necessary actions to fulfil the conditions of the program. Carried unanimously. 8. MEETING CLOSURE The meeting closed at 4.01pm
Meeting Transcript
Larry Sengstock 00:00.140
Three. Our Chair is unwell today. He has COVID, of all things. So he will be tuning in from home on teams. So me as the CEO will take charge of the meeting. Initially until we appoint a stand-in Chair. But initially I'd like, what I'd like to do is, acknowledge that basis. Like to acknowledge that we're meeting on the traditional lands of the Kabi Kabi People and I pay my respects to the elders past, present and emerging. The next point of order is to acknowledge and have Councillor Frank Wilkie be accepted to attend the meeting via Teams. I'll move it. So moved by Clare Stewart, seconded by Joe Jurisevic. All in favour? That's carried. The second piece is therefore to appoint a Chair of the meeting. Can I have a. I'll move that Councillor Joe Jurisevic is the Chair for the meeting. Amelia Lorentson 01:07.255
I'll make a second. Thank you. Larry Sengstock 01:09.715
Seconded by Amelia Lorentson. Any discussion? All in favour? Unidentified Speaker 01:18.029
That's unanimous. Joe Jurisevic 01:19.692
Frank? Thank you. Very fortunate that I have a VC. Happen to be sitting in the Chair. Larry Sengstock 01:25.178
Councillor Jurisevic, I pass it over to you now to Chair the meeting. Thank you. Joe Jurisevic 01:28.918
Thank you CEO. Welcome everybody to the General Committee Meeting. I too would like to acknowledge the official owners of the land on which we work. Time to go in people and pay respects to their elders. As far as attendance goes, are aware that Councillor Wilkie is attending online and Councillor Karen Finzel is an apology today. First item on the agenda is the confirmation of events from the last General Committee. Unidentified Speaker 01:53.281
That'll be second, thank you Frank Wilkie 01:56.580
In favour? Thank you Councillor Wilkie. Joe Jurisevic 02:00.545
There are no presentations there was to be a deputation today with regard to the proposed hotel development at Noosa Springs but I have been advised that we've received no notice from the applicant for the proposed hotel at Noosa Springs that have noticed advice of another change to the proposed development. The other change includes work to the existing clubhouse building. By virtue of this change a new use club is introduced into the application. The effect of the other change is that the development assessment process stops on the day notice of a change is received by the assessment manager being today and starts again at the beginning of the assessment manager's confirmation period. So as a result of that other change the item 5.3 consideration of the development MCU 21/011. Are you moving this item to this section now? Unidentified Speaker 02:55.516
We might hold back until. Joe Jurisevic 02:57.820
Just advising people won't be undertaken. So if there's anybody in the audience that has come to hear the manner on Noosa Springs, that item will not be. Dealt with in today's agenda. So I'm just giving you a forewarning that we've got another number of items before that, so if you're here to hear about Noosa Springs, we won't be dealing with that matter today. And as a result of that, the deputation has been withdrawn and will not be. Presented today. So we'll move on to item five, items referred from committee. So the first item is 5.1, MCU 22/0118, development application for a Material Change of Use, short-term accommodation 94 and 142 Noosa Drive. Which is referred to the Planning & Environment Committee. Welcome staff to the table. You're going to give us an overview on the report. Councillor Wilkie do that. Unidentified Speaker 03:53.569
Of I believe you have a conflict of interest. Sorry, we have a conflict of interest to deal with? Joe Jurisevic 03:57.579
Oh, yes. Councillor Wilkie, I believe you have a conflict of interest. Would you like to undertake your declaration? Frank Wilkie 04:07.144
Thank you, Mr Chair. A conflict, like to declare a prescribed conflict of interest in this matter as the applicant RACV Resort support for Noosa Arts Theatre with an annual $2,500 sponsorship and I also serve as Noosa Arts Theatre president as a result of this conflict of interest, I will read the meeting. While the matter is decided. Joe Jurisevic 04:28.166
Thank you, Councillor. Councillor Lorentson, I believe you also have a. Amelia Lorentson 04:32.285
I do. I, Councillor Lorentson, have a declarable my husband and I own a property in Noosa Parade, Noosa Heads, since November 2020. This property has been used for short-term accommodation rental. Although I have a declarable conflict of interest, I do not believe a reasonable person could have a perception of bias as I have no personal relationship with the applicant. And although I have an STA property, will not be positively or negatively impacted by the decision. 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. Joe Jurisevic 05:16.080
That leaves it to the remaining councillors Councillors decide. To consider whether Councillor Lorentson would stay for leave or have any motion A from any Councillor in that regard. Clare Stewart 05:28.300
I'll move that Councillor Lorentson stay. I'll move that Councillor Lorentson participates and votes on this matter because the Council believes that there is no personal relationship with the applicant and Councillor Lorentson will not be positively or negatively impacted by the decision so a reasonable person would trust that the final decision is made in public interest. Frank Wilkie 05:46.027
Do we have a seconder? Councillor Wegener? Wegener? Joe Jurisevic 05:48.629
We Councillors wish to speak to the matter? Those in favour? Against? That's Councillor Stewart, Stockwell, Wegener and Jurisevic in favour, none against and Councillor Lorentson did not vote on the matter. The motion is carried. Sara Wilson 06:22.722
So this one's coming as a Material Change of Use for short-term accommodation at 94 and 142 Noosa Parade. Sorry, Noosa Drive. The proposal includes eight buildings comprising 15 different two-storey dwellings. Each of the buildings are elevated above ground level and are connected by an elevated timber boardwalk. The proposal includes 18 additional car parks and requires the removal of a minimum of 71 and possibly up to 82 native trees on site, with a minimum of 27 koala trees, potentially up to 33. Access will remain as is from Noosa Drive. The applicant is proposing to amalgamate the lots so the existing access easement would no longer be required. The proposal is primarily located over the southern lot, being lot three of the development, with cabins two to 15 being wholly located in that lot, and cabin one in the car park being split expanded. Across. Park being split across the existing developed site and lot three. The subject site is split-zoned, being tourist accommodation and environmental management and conservation, with a total site of approximately 5.18 hectares. The short-term accommodation is consistent in a Tourism Accommodation Zone, however it is inconsistent in the environmental management and conservation zone. So the application is being proposed as a refusal, given that the development is currently proposed over both zones. Given that it's inconsistent in the environmental management. In addition, that section of the site is also outside of this planning scheme's mapped urban boundary. The planning scheme does look to consolidate all development within the urban boundary footprint. So the site's subject biodiversity mapping, including portions of riparian buffer, and the whole of the site is mapped as koala habitat area. So in terms of the environmental significance of the site, it's pretty substantial that it is acknowledged that the site's currently degraded. However, not to extent the to allow such a. Allow such a large development on the site. So in terms of the proposal we don't think it's consistent with the community expectations of development in the Shire given. Of the ecological values on that site. 125 properly made submissions were received throughout the notification period. Six of those were in support and 119 opposed the development. Most of those in opposition were raising concerns. Regarding the koala habitat and the environmental impacts. Unidentified Speaker 09:04.561
Mr Campbell, any questions to start? Amelia Lorentson 09:07.606
Ms Lawrence, you can start us off. Ms Lawrence I'll start off. So if and the conservation zone. If RSCV changed the development to fit within the urban boundary, within the Tourism Accommodation Zone portion of the land, and changed the built form of the development, would Council approve the application? Sara Wilson 09:40.946
Potentially. So we had conversations with the applicant about reducing the footprint and squeezing it, I guess, into that short-term accommodation zoning. There would still be environmental impact. But in terms of having it outside of the map to riparian area and inside the urban boundary, our concerns from a planning perspective would be less than what's currently proposed. Patrick Murphy 10:01.988
So just to clarify that, there's biodiversity values across the whole site. They're not limited to where the zoning is applied, and there are, significant environmental values within the Tourism Accommodation Zone that also need to be dealt with. From a hierarchy point of view, the overlays sit above the zoning, so it is crucial that is addressed. So whilst it might, by bringing it into the Tourism Accommodation Zone, it might deal with that- People single matter, there are still issues. Joe Jurisevic 10:31.683
Yeah. So the elements of vegetation clearing would be one of those considerations, whether it were to come back before us within that 3,800 metre footprint that is in the Tourism Accommodation Zone. Unidentified Speaker 10:44.983
It would still be a matter that would need to be addressed, yes. Clare Stewart 10:46.924
That's a question- I've got some questions for Sarah, thank you. The Queensland and koala crusaders, do they support this? Sara Wilson 10:55.989
Do they support- Yes, so they did lodge a submission. It was outside of the notification period, so it's not taken to be properly made, but they did lodge a submission in support of this development. So they're supporting the application by RACV. Clare Stewart 11:08.081
Okay. And Sarah, the State- agency who might require a habitat area they're- in support of this too, is that correct? Sara Wilson 11:20.590
Yes, so they have issued an approval. It's a pretty though, stringent approval in terms of how it's to actually be developed. There's the basically whole the of site excluding excluded. The footprint and the boardwalks are all to be under a covenant. So we have concerns about how the buildings would actually be constructed and then maintained long term given that those covenant requirements would be quite substantial. They were also required to pay an offset as well to SARA for the koala SAR habitat removal. Clare Stewart 11:47.634
So the difference between SARA and state agency authorising or giving stringent conditions for approval is based around how the cabins are being built? Sara Wilson 12:00.042
I'm not sure in terms of what sort of swayed the approval but essentially I guess from our perspective there's more than just the koala habitat that we're concerned with. It's a larger ecological issue in terms of there is koala habitat but the other environmental aspects on the site also had to had be considered. Whereas they're just looking at the habitat. Patrick Murphy 12:20.088
You know the Noosa brings up Noosa Springs application also had koala habitat on it. Clare Stewart 12:25.567
I'm out for that one, Patrick. We have a conflict so I can't. Patrick Murphy 12:31.127
It's possible Sarah. That SARA may in some instances request a financial payment as an offset. But that still doesn't override our assessment. So, yeah. Amelia Lorentson 12:42.275
And I believe they actually did require a financial offset, I think. Yeah. Can I ask, what happens to the site if the development doesn't get approved? It's a bushfire risk, it's heavily degraded, infested with weeds and vines. And the report submitted by the applicant says that the long-term prognosis for the site is towards decreased koala value through loss of food resources. So it's unlikely that without intervention that this site's going to be any good for koalas. So. Patrick Murphy 13:21.910
Lumpur, koala so the weed invasion of the site is a concern. William might be able to talk to the requirements for that to be dealt with? Unidentified Speaker 13:35.153
Yes. To the landowner? To the landowner to be dealing with that, correct. So we have a local wolf three that requires that invasive weeds and unsightly properties are maintained. The major weed on this side is that is a cranjapani species that's it isn't however on our list of invasive species so local law three for weed removal would not be appropriate however unsightly property could be a potential Brian Stockwell 14:12.713
Trigger for that local law thank you. The zoning boundaries and urban boundaries are based on 2006 boundary boundaries. Are you aware if there's any environmental reasoning behind where those boundaries were located? Patrick Murphy 14:41.585
My understanding is the environmental management. And conservation zone aligns with the riparian buffer. Brian Stockwell 14:50.693
So in the area around cabins four to seven where it takes a big dip in would suggest at the time the creek would have taken a bend or something at the time to push it in. That might not be the case anymore. It may not be. And what's the process is it only canada Council who can review that urban boundary and the zoning code? There's no rezonings or anything anymore so the only way to change it would be for a scheme amendment. Yeah, it's under our mandate, it's not. Richard MacGillivray 15:22.478
Unless there's new information that comes to light when council's reviewing those boundaries, it could be a mean for further research done? Brian Stockwell 15:30.548
So before, during the scheme review we actually had the application to extend the previous approval over this I site. Saw it, was obvious then that the boundary of the zone weren't great. I can see here that cabins 4-7 actually are located to minimise tree clearing. Whereas, they're also the ones that raise a problem in terms of being in the environmental management. Zone. Is that correct? Yes. Okay, I'll leave the rest. Thank do you have any further questions? Amelia Lorentson 16:09.317
So the applicants that we've been on site and spoken to the applicant. He's been working with Noosa Council's respected environmental experts in preparing his application. Also understood they've been working with Council planners now for several years. What's happened that. The proposal that's in front of us today is something that's been going on for a long, time. So opposite you know it's we've got a proposal that's not been supported by Council um just sort of want to understand the process at what point um were they directed to change the development application um and when well when did we they that this is unlikely to be approved um there's huge cost involved in putting these applications together um well Patrick Murphy 17:04.464
You would have discussed well earlier in the process there was concerns that were raised in terms of the ecological values site and the need for their footprint to be addressing that so in terms of conversations around specifically refusing the application would have been I'd say within definitely within the decision-making period Sara Wilson 17:24.510
So they were issued an information request and we followed it up with the further advice we had a meeting with the applicant here in the office and discussed the footprint of the building and recommended that you know potentially it's an over development is there any ability to shrink it we met with them out on site as well and had that same conversation so it's definitely been raised as you know potentially bringing the scale back and lessening the impact of it but they've chosen to continue with the current design. Thank you. Joe Jurisevic 17:55.761
I've got a question. With regards to the bio-basin size in this talk with the bio-basin being proposed being undersized and something would require a more of land allocated. Be for the bio-basin to facilitate the runoff from this site, but given that the developers proposed water tanks and the use of water tanks, is there any indication of what that water will be utilised for and does that in any way contribute to the sizing of the bio-basin? Has that been taken into consideration when the comments here with regards to the size of the bio-basin? Sara Wilson 18:37.800
Yes, so it has. So council's hydraulic expert who's external has reviewed their Stormwater Management Plan that's been provided which does reference the water tanks. They're predominantly to be used for maintenance and things like that on site but the overflow would go out onto the site so all of that has been taken into consideration for now. Joe Jurisevic 18:56.718
So from the maintenance you mean irrigation rather than utilising it within the facilities to go down the sewer sewage systems open, the garden. System so it would still flow into. The gardens and things like that? Thank you. Any other questions? Anybody leaving a recommendation or other motion today? May I just try? Oh well, I'll move, to staff. That's okay. I'll move to staff recommendation. Tom Wegener 19:29.633
I'll second it. Joe Jurisevic 19:31.224
Thank you, Councillor Wegener. Know some of voices. I do so on the basis of having looked and ground proofed the site and I do acknowledge the work done by the developer in this case to ground proof the site and to undertake an understanding on the ecological values. My concern is that there are still a significant number of koala trees that will be removed and as indicated is uh there is incursion into uh areas outside of the footprint allocated to the tourist accommodations area so I'm happy to support the staff's position on this in that I think there is an element of over-development. I think the escape here developer consider to for to consider a and review the footprint of the cabins and the like and to bring it within the footprint. The concerns with regard to the bio-basin sizing is also one that may mean some additional environmental land may be at risk. That basis, I'm prepared to call the staff recommendation to us. I'm going countless. Brian Stockwell 20:42.811
I'm going to that move an amendment but I'd ask Cathy can you bring up the attachment the final attachment on the tree clearing proposals and open up on sheet F Brian Stockwell 21:17.561
It's the final attachment on tree clearing I'll give you a second to look at what it's called Amelia Lorentson 21:30.462
Figure six and seven I think on page five of the report Brian Stockwell 21:39.661
You get F on that one a sheet F on that one you probably ran you're probably around five. Amelia Lorentson 22:02.688
Page five, Kabi. Brian Stockwell 22:05.633
If you can zoom out a bit so you can see more of it. So, I'll talk to the motion first and then I'll move the amendment so we don't have to, if you can just scroll down a little bit. Yeah, that's probably the next one is a better one without the circles. So you can see on that one that four to seven have been located to avoid tree clearing but they're the substantial areas of non-compliance with the zone and the town boundary. Cabins two and three on the other hand have probably some of the most tree clearing and only a small part of that is outside the town boundary. I think having looked at this application and the site it's been a long time since I've seen a developer who's tried to do the right thing as much as this developer has. In terms of how to maximise conservation you would be putting cabins four to seven where they are. You would be trying to maintain that larger body of vegetation and you'd probably be cutting anything the first one to cut would be cabins two and three in my opinion. I'm going to move an additional move an to Councillor Jurisevic's motion on that basis so yeah that's okay I don't need them the visual anymore I just wanted to show that so so and if this goes to be perhaps a newbie and then make BC the newbie to read that the CEO be requested to review the zone and town boundaries as part of a future review of the planning scheme town boundaries I think that's what it's called. Will you have a second? Happy to second. I do so. Most of the development sites left in Noosa are constrained. It's important that those constraints in a planning scheme the real world constraint rather than a line on the map from 20 years ago. In the development of the review of the planning scheme, as I said, we actually had a fair bit of information from the extension and I actually suggested go to media a meats and bounds description of the tourism zone, which would probably come up with something that's a little bit different to what we've currently got. I do think it's time in these sites be which are valuable, both from an environmental and from a development perspective, to get it right. I think there is opportunities to do, as has been suggested, a smaller scale development, and potentially if a scheme review went through, then a second stage which would achieve both koala conservation and broader environmental conservation, while maintaining as much as possible of the current values, hence the amendment. Anyone like to speak to the amendment? Joe Jurisevic 26:28.157
I'll speak to it. I'm happy to support the amendment. I think having the challenges that some of these constraints bring, the option is to ensure that the they are an accurate reflection of the parts of the land are worth reviewing and ensuring that they are an accurate reflection of the land status as they are at this point in time. Council moves to close. You've unanimously carried. Never seen Carol? Oh, Councillor Wilkie got online, sorry, I forgot he's not there. Okay, the amendment is added to the motion. Myself and Councillor Stockwell have spoken to the motion so far. Does any of the Councillors wish to speak? Really very good. I think I'll close in that case. I think illness has elements have been brought before us and I think the points raised by Councillor Stockwell are relevant and I bet you I'm trying to read. I don't think anything further needs to be said on the motion, so I'll put the motion to a vote. All those in favour? Carried unanimously. We'll move on to the next item before we do that. We'll have to let Councillor Wilkie know that we've dealt with the first item and we really want to see item two and get him back into the. Councillor Wilkie, yeah, so we'll be able you're back with us? Councillor yes, Mr Chair. Thank you. Moving on to the next item, which is 5.2, approval for MCU21/0194.01, application for another change to a development approval for a roadside store including a food and drink outlet at 201 Mary River Rd, Cooroy. This is a personal. Report from the feeding environment commission. Committee. Also. I'm just going to close results in a minute. It's just. It's an issue. It's not just me. All right, you're all right. Okay, we'll just pause briefly while we sort through the technical issues. That gives me time to think of three questions. Thank you. Now, Councillors, while I've got you all, we've got a moment. We have got a fairly full agenda, so I will be keeping a close eye on times as we speak towards matters today, because we'll be here till midnight if we all get on, so. Unidentified Speaker 29:22.747
Thank you very much. The president thank you. We'll get back to you. Frank Wilkie 29:26.442
We seem to be dropping in and out, Mr. Chairman. Joe Jurisevic 29:30.361
Yeah, I think there are some internet issues that the staff are trying to deal with, so if you'll bear with us, ray. All right, Unidentified Speaker 29:59.921
Frank, Joe Jurisevic 30:03.740
Is it just the hearing what's being said, dropping in and out? Ann Hyde 30:08.925
Are you gensler well still with us, Councillor? Wilkie? Frank Wilkie 30:17.027
Here we go. You're on mute, Frank. Joe Jurisevic 30:21.452
Yes, I'm here. That's all right. So is it just the voices going in and out, or is it just a bit quiet that you're in? It was all your voices dropping in and out. All right. We'll see how we go from here on in. Thank you. Okay. So as I said, item 5.2. Councillor, any questions to start? Oh, before we do that, if there are no conflicts, staff, can we have an overview of the matter before us? Sara Wilson 30:46.238
Sure. So an application was received in June 2021 for a commercial low-use product for trading in cooroy's industrial kuroi's area or the existing bus itself to actually travel around that area. The applicant then received that permit but started parking in front of the subject site rather than in the industrial area. So as a complaint had actually been lodged regarding the use of the bus in the road reserve, compliance action was taken by Council which resulted in a Material Change of Use being lodged for a roadside stall in November 2021. So the application went to Council in April 2022. The report was recommending refusal at that point because it was believed that the use was commensurate with a food and drink outlet as opposed to a roadside stall. Council approved the roadside stall at the Ordinary Meeting that month. A notation was included on the decision notice requesting that the applicant provide sorry the applicant lodge an application within a period of time for food and drink outlet. They were allowed to continue operating the use on the site provided that it wasn't causing impacts so Council has received a number of complaints in the last six months regarding impacts from the use as it's currently operating. Is an other so the current proposal change application to include a food and drink outlet in addition to the approved roadside store. The applicant is looking to expand the range of goods that's permitted to be sold and consumed on site. They're also looking to include dining for up to 12 people on site at any one time in two different seating areas. So essentially at the moment the applicant is seeking a retrospective approval for the 26 square metre building that's been constructed for the roadside store component. We are supportive of that, so we are looking to improve that structure. And they're also seeking retrospective approval for the food and drink outlet, which we are not supportive of. So we are recommending refusal for the food and drink component of this application. The current application requires a total of five car parks on site. The planning scheme, that's the minimum required under the planning scheme. The original food and drink out, sorry, the original roadside stall did condition three car parks on site. The planning scheme actually only requires one, so I believe that was conditioned because of the scale of it. The applicant is proposing seven compliant car parks on site. To date none of the originally approved car parks have been constructed. So the request also includes changes to and deletion of a number of the conditions of the original approval relating to no food and drink to be consumed on site. The removal of the requirement no on-site dining, things like that. So those conditions themselves are predominantly around the food and drink component, not the roadside stalls. So we're also recommending refusal of that aspect of the application. So under Noosa Plan 2020 a food and drink outlet is considered an urban development and they are predominantly required to be located in centre zones so this sort of development isn't envisaged to be located in rural areas under Noosa Plan 2020 so the application sorry the subject site is outside of the urban boundary again it's on a 80 kilometre an hour road there is not sufficient car parking being provided on site at the moment for the way that the use is operating so it is noted that a majority of patrons of parking in council's road reserve which has caused some damage to the road reserve it is lawful parking our local laws have confirmed that the parking that's out the front at the moment lawful our infrastructure team have had a look and to formalise that car parking there's not enough space in that road reserve to provide compliant formal car parking council's road reserve so there are some issues in terms of how the use is currently operating and the impacts in terms of you know safety of accessing to and from the site they provided a traffic assessment as part of the application the assumptions that were used in that assessment over that all vehicles were entering and exiting by the worldly court road reserve so we know in reality that's not how it's actually functioning so there are concerns about people pulling out from directly into Mary River Road at the moment. The subject site is outside the SEQ regional plan urban footprint so it's mapped as regional landscape and rural production areas so the SEQ regional plan which does the you know big picture sort of development looks at doesn't support retail activities in these rural areas as well as the planning scheme so at that higher level at the State level they're also not looking for these sorts of activities to develop in rural areas developing it's considered to improve the area and it doesn't have that value add to rural activities that are currently on the site so at the moment the rural production on the subject side is very limited the planning scheme supports these types of uses when they're looking to value add to the current production on the site so at the moment the small scale you know beekeeping egg production things like that doesn't warrant the scale of this food and drink outlet as an ancillary use to what's being produced on site so essentially the same the proposal doesn't meet the outcomes of the scheme so we're not supportive of the food and drink outbreak. Tom Wegener 36:37.644
I find issue with just about everything that you say but not completely it's like when you say that there's not an overriding reason for this that we don't need this there but at the same time there's so many people going there that that's where the problem lies is it's too busy yet there's not enough right so are you confident when you that when you say that there's not an overriding reason for this establishment that you're confident in and that in that comment considering the evidence seems to be contrary to that Sara Wilson 37:16.533
So I guess the popularity- So of the use doesn't necessarily mean that there's a need for it so it's a convenient location for people coming to and from Cooroy in terms of car parking but I don't think that necessarily indicates that there's a need for it there's you know areas within the Cooroy town centre where this use could be located that's more appropriate. Tom Wegener 37:38.498
But when you said in the town centre people like to go to there and sit down and under the trees and have a coffee for two hours that isn't in the town centre that it's a completely different use than the coffee shop in the town Sara Wilson 37:55.408
So I guess under the planning scheme a coffee shops a coffee shop in terms of the definition so food and drink outlet the expectation from the planning scheme is that they do operate in centre zones where you know people are going and they're doing multiple things in that centre zone they're going to the post office. Or the library or you know as opposed to drawing people outside of the town centre to a rural area where the expectation is that there's rural amenity it's not there's no expectation for these sorts of urban activities that create you know a high traffic flow. In these locations. Joe Jurisevic 38:30.951
The popularity of, you're trying to prosecute the argument here and you're not asking questions relevant to, I'd prefer that you leave that to Clare Stewart 38:42.166
You. Yeah, go ahead. I think it's just below. Falling off from Councillor Wegener, I'll just pick up on what you said. I think that if you would agree that there is the black letter law, planning scheme law, then there is the, what you're talking, the community side and sometimes they don't always marry up. So what happens in a community or what people feel comfortable with isn't necessarily stipulated on a planning scheme. That's what you're trying to say. Yeah. That's correct. Richard MacGillivray 39:07.464
And I think it's worth adding too that the applicant hasn't demonstrated overwhelming community or planning need, which obviously the onus is on the applicant to demonstrate the need, I guess, argument as part of their proposal that overrides the conflicts of the planning scheme. So I guess from a pure assessment perspective, the applicant has the onus to demonstrate what that community or planning need is, that can provide grounds to support an application despite the conflicts. In this particular case, there hasn't been that planning need or community need demonstrated as part of that material for the officers to get to that point where those conflicts can be overridden. Joe Jurisevic 39:48.329
Can I clarify the difference between need and desire in a planning context? What would be an example of a need that would help facilitate would help facilitate an application to come forward. Richard MacGillivray 40:05.435
So an example would be if there were no no cafes available in the local town centre that could supply the need for that local community so if there was none there at all or there was one and there was an overwhelming community need they and this is the only place to go and do this for this region so needs and wants I guess is the figure. Joe Jurisevic 40:35.030
Wait now, you've got a burning question. Mr chairman. Yes, Frank. Sorry, Councillor Wilkie, yes you've got a question on the line. Frank Wilkie 40:43.248
I'd like to move a motion please Mr chairman. Please do. I'd like to move the staff recommendation with the addition of an I, point I, to read authorise Unidentified Speaker 41:11.012
This has been a crucifixion. Joe Jurisevic 41:12.969
Okay, authorised. Unidentified Speaker 41:13.863
Authorised the CEO to work with the applicant Frank Wilkie 41:18.843
To find an appropriate location. An for the food and drink outlet / bus slash Joe Jurisevic 41:34.380
You know what I no, okay. I'll just read it back. So that we can keep clarifying. Unidentified Speaker 41:40.660
I ask for the addition of the I to read authorise the CEO to work with the applicant to find an appropriate location for the food and drink outlet Joe Jurisevic 41:47.500
Thank you okay, I'll leave have a seconder. Councillor Stockwell seconding. Councillor Wilkie, would you like to lead off? Frank Wilkie 41:58.950
Thank you, Mr Chair. But obviously, Councillors, I'm in favour of approving the roadside stall and also finding a safer and more appropriate location for the food and drink outlet and a bus. So when it comes down to choosing between the rights of patrons, whether they be locals or tourists, to have coffee where they want it, when they want it, regardless of the legality of the business providing it, and the rights of the family to have privacy, safety and peace in and around their rural home, as intended under the planning scheme, the choice has to be clear. The Noosa Plan aims to ensure there are no inequalities, negative impacts on residents or traffic hazards through conflicting land uses. And I'd like to read this is a plea from a neighbour. It was a public plea, not just to show that the planning scheme is not just a box ticking exercise, but that when we have non-compliant commercial operations, the impacts on neighbours and residential neighbourhoods are real. Joyce Brumley 43:04.267
So it says: my name is Joyce Brumley and I live in a Noosa Shire rural zone in Cooroy. I have lived in this community for 10 years. I also work in this community as well as the Noosa community as a registered nurse. I'm a single mother of five. My sons are aged 18, 6 and 14 and my twin daughters recently turned 11. Unfortunately, my life and dream of living and raising my children in a peaceful rural zone is about to be turned upside down forever due to my neighbours seeking approval for a roadside food and drink outlet, but they have been operating without approval. This has been the case for approximately two years. Now, making this business in breach of Council regulations. Please note, as per the Noosa Plan 2020, food and drink outlets are not permitted in such zones, let alone on an 80 kilometre per roads. Hour road. What I support under. Entrepreneurship and believe in giving everyone a fair go, this business, if approved, will be detrimental to my children's welfare. It is located in an 80 kilometre per hour zone opposite the Cooroy rubbish Transfer Station, which is open Saturday and Sunday and Monday, 8am to 1pm, Frank Wilkie 44:13.673
Adding to the traffic hazard along the stretch of road. Joyce Brumley 44:16.717
And this is one of her main concerns here. My children have to cross this road and catch the bus to school. The busy traffic created by customers pulling over for coffee adds to their risk on this road. Frank Wilkie 44:30.031
Some customers. Park outside my property and create blind spots, which make it difficult to access the road. Some customers also block access onto my property. Some customers walk through my property. And we've also had customers walk into my property, making my youngest children fearful of playing Joe Jurisevic 44:49.070
Outside. Sorry. Excuse me. Sorry. From the gallery. Can I ask that you give the speaker the appreciation of allowing. To speak without being interrupted. Whether you agree with the comments or not, we do not. Take comments from the gallery, thank you. Frank Wilkie 45:05.091
Thank you. This is the plea from the neighbour. The business owners without approval from Council have built a medium impact coffee roastery on the property and the emissions are creating an impact also. I'm reaching out to you on a personal level as I am desperate for your support. How would you feel if this was your backyard and negatively impacted your privacy, safety, security and enjoyment of your home? My fate and that of my children are now in the hands of councillors. My family have a right to peace and quiet in our own home, in a rural zone area. Our wellbeing and quality of life should be understood by our business, namely a food and drink outlet next door that has been operating but without approval seven days a week. 7 days now there are also 148 residents of the Shire who feel the same way about this and they signed a petition to that effect. All they're asking is for us to do our job, support the right of every resident to peace, privacy and traffic safety through proper planning and the planning scheme. The which states there is car parking to meet the current parking demands and uses, which has the potential to increase with the changes proposed by the applicant. We've been duly warned by residents and professional Council staff about potential traffic safety hazards with children crossing this busy road at school bus times. We've been warned of the potential for a tragedy. If this is approved. And the worst does happen, what then? How will Councillors justify the decision then? What could we possibly say? If this bus stop is moved to a more appropriate area, coffee lovers will still be able to get their morning coffee, neighbours will have their amenity restored and we will have acted responsibly. Joyce Brumley 46:42.772
If it is approved contrary to the planning scheme and the pleas of residents for do their jobs and enforce the planning scheme, the neighbours will permanently have lost. What everyone deserves to have in their homes, especially in a rural zone. That is privacy, peace and safety. Frank Wilkie 46:56.394
There may even be a foreshadowed tragedy. And for what? A right to coffee where and when we want it? Let's not send a message that it's okay to set up a business. Without approval in areas that create traffic and safety hazards. Council will cave and approve it. Let's not make this Council the first one to ignore the planning scheme and approve inappropriately located operations against the valid and lawful demands of our residents. Let's not make this Council the first one where residents take their Council the Noosa planning scheme as evidence against its own Council. I'm I'll just make you aware, that's your five minutes. I'll continue, I'm almost finished. Too past, guys. You're almost finished? Yeah. Unknown 47:42.767
Yes, thank you Mr Chair. Thank you, continue. According to our advice. A Planning & Environment Court judge's finding, Noosa Council's success in defending major court appeals, including one against the investment arm of itself, has been a strong record of making decisions that are consistently in support of its planning scheme. Frank Wilkie 48:05.128
Let's not risk throwing this key pillar of Noosa Council's legal defence away and place the success of all future litigation in jeopardy over this matter. I support approval of the roadside store and also requesting the staff work with the applicant to find safer more suitable locations. Thank you Councillor. Wilkie. Councillor, anyone else? Amelia Lorentson 48:26.893
I have a question. In terms of the addition that the CEO work with the applicant to find an appropriate location for the food and drink outlet bus, that's some conversation that I've had with you Richard and my understanding is that it would need to go through a competitive tender process. It's not as simple as making a request for example to go to the Botanic Gardens. Richard MacGillivray 48:54.241
Yes so to operate on public land that right there would be a competitive tender process for any you know and the Council would need to decide on particular sites that they would identify. For that I guess there's another opportunity for private land to be used as well so part of this motion I understand would be to engage with them to look at opportunities on private lands that also is part of that, so there's two different sort of two different elements that could be explored potentially. Joe Jurisevic 49:23.378
Further than that my understanding is that in the past the applicant the buses had the opportunity of a low use permit which enables the sale of coffee and goods from the bus at various locations and I believe the Cooroy industrial area is one of those. Is that still applicable? Richard MacGillivray 49:44.655
Yes, originally there was a permit enabled for itinerant trading, so where the bus could be moved to various locations and pull over and provide coffee for short periods of time, similar to an ice cream van or the like. So that permit could be reapplied for and reinvigorated again. That's not current? I don't believe so, no. Joe Jurisevic 50:08.553
Councillor Wegener. I'll speak to the motion. Tom Wegener 50:12.838
I definitely feel for Ms grumlett and I understand that there can be problems with neighbours. On the other hand our real problem is that this Bus Stop Espresso is too busy because it's just being too successful because people really really want it. Is providing a serious need for our community which is to enjoy a coffee under the trees social distancing, in play. It brings the ability to for people to bring their locally made products, their breads, their coffee, their honey, their eggs to a place where they can sell them. That is something that Noosa Council has been driving toward. We are on a road to support our local agriculture, our local small businesses. We want to do that. It's in the planning scheme, it's in the Environment Strategy, it's in the climate change response plan, and then I can't talk about the planning scheme amendments, but we have clearly set a path towards self-sufficiency, towards local business, and this, the Bus Stop Espresso, is the perfect example of what we want to go towards. Our problem is there's not enough bus espressos. Our problem is that there's not enough of these places, because there's only one. If there were every couple of kilometres or so, we might not have this problem, and Bus Stop Espresso may actually be more confined and happier. In that without being actually overrun and having potential problems with neighbours. I'm going to so, I'm considering saying that the waters are just so muddy. We're downstairs discussing whether coffee, if you cook the beans and prepare the beans, is that value adding to coffee? Is that an artisanal activity or is it not? There's just so many questions that this brings up, and I don't think that the report actually answers the big questions. So I won't be supporting this. And dare I say, I will talk about it in a moment, but say we should hammer out a lot of these issues before we refuse this application, because we haven't really addressed them. And I think that in the future, if we when if this is refused, and then things change, which we all know what we're talking about, then we're going to be saying we want Bus Stop Espresso that same model throughout the hinterland. And so would I land like would like. Do the Councillors because this is a bit of our own making, by the way, we voted to push this out and to recommend that they look at getting a drink and eating establishment and apply for that. And then we probably in the back of our minds knew that it would never happen when we suggested that two years ago or a year ago. So what do get the only thing Councillors what do you think? Should we make this decision now and go against where the big train of Council is going? Or should we put it off for a while and really hammer through these issues that bother us? And surely, we could find a way to address Ms. Brumley's issues with traffic. I mean, we must be able to do that, and that's not even a part of that, the discussion is how we can work with the Council, work with traffic. So that's my speech. Clare Stewart 54:02.379
Thank you, Council. We've got a question on Councillor Wegener's request for potential that we push it. Is that a question to the applicant? Is that something that they have to stop the clock on? Richard MacGillivray 54:18.426
Yeah, the applicant. Can make a decision of whether they want the application to be just decided, or they can withdraw, so they can reapply. That's a decision for them to make. We can't make that, obviously. No, we can't. Tom Wegener 54:34.657
Because you're even. One of the issues Joe Jurisevic 54:36.881
Is. Yes, are you asking a question? Or are you continuing to speak, because your time is Tom Wegener 54:42.610
Up? Well, there's so many issues. Is it. Many issues, is that we refer to we've heard it a coffee shop, but it's a mobile coffee shop. Can you have a mobile coffee Joe Jurisevic 54:51.529
Shop? Councillor, you're now prosecuting. You're continuing to prosecute when your time is up. OK. Anything. Councillor Lorentson or Councillor Stockwell? Yeah, I will. Councillor Stockwell. Brian Stockwell 55:03.624
It is a vexed fixed application. In terms of what Councillor Wegener suggests, there are elements of it which are totally consistent with what we envisaged in terms of encouraging small-scale artisanal production, that's what is allowed within the roadside store. There is stall. Also a or a food and drink outlet that has gained a lot of popularity because it is an alternate offering within a rural atmosphere. It is the relaxed informality of it that has caused the community to value rally behind the particular enterprise as well as obviously the level of service and the nature of the service. It is clear but that doesn't create a planning need and this is where we're constrained as Councillors to assess planning applications in accordance with the planning scheme of criteria. Councillor Wegener is right that part of the problem with the proposal is that starting up informally it's grown it is causing traffic issues when we did a workshop the other day I looked on google maps and was shown as congested red line three kilometres outside of Cooroy okay we've got you know lots of people who really enjoy it and they support it including example being porsche drivers who suggest every two weeks they take 20 to 26 people out there which in itself is a reason to reduce it because there's not 20 to 26 safe car parks we've heard there's not enough room in the road reserve to make car parks standard such that is safe and easy to access the applicant has proposed seven on site and we've got a petition and a valid objection from neighbouring properties saying the existing is operating is creating both amenity and but also traffic issues I think our professional staff have identified the traffic issues which is probably the key constraint now if we were to approve it with the relevant car parking road works required it's highly likely the business would no longer be available I think so while it might feel good to approve it we're probably just pushing off the inevitable that we can't treat this business any other different to any other business in terms of the requirement to have safe access to provide car payments fit with need it can't just continue to be the informal drive off the road and park on the grass that no doubt. Is part of its appeal but it's also if we're going to be consistent with every other person who wants to set up a similar establishment we have to be bound by what are the correct standards I do think there is opportunity for this service to be located in a more desirable location I do understand that as of part of the roadside stall that it provides roadside stall then it's providing a community service it's well known these peri-heaven communities tend to want somewhere where they can sit and congregate so it's not something new if we look at orange on sunrise road it's the same thing in a rural residential area this one's a little bit different in that less from quick look at less than three kilometres from town whereas it's not quite as far out but not to go so unfortunately while again I've enjoyed the place and I understand it does provide an excellent service I can't see how we can overcome the constraints of this enterprise of the size that is envisaged within the context without a requiring a heck of a lot of cost in terms of building the required road and car parking infrastructure. And be addressing the amenity issues to the neighbour there Clare Stewart 59:17.834
Yes one hospital that's why I'm still there are absolute merits on the success of this business is a place of community it's place of gathering it has been so fundamental to so many people especially during the covert period and beyond where people have seen this is the place they come together life-saving in some instances for some people and with our planning scheme it is very important you know we talked before about the black local law and this is the scheme social economic and environment impacts should be taken into account in this aspect the social impacts should be taken into account but in this location there is we have heard children safety at risk and that fundamentally for me is a non-negotiable I wholly support this business relocating to an area more suitable a wholly merits of the business but I can't potentially put a child safety at risk in this instance so I'll be supporting the staff recommendation that's Amelia Lorentson 01:00:28.399
Was almost exactly the same time last year and the year before that I stood in front of this Council to fight for the rights of a neighbour and a community who did not believe that a meat processing facility belonged in a quiet rural residential estate in Tinbeerwah. I lost and I went down 6-1 both times. I said at the time that development approvals are public documents that have an impact well beyond the date of the decision notice and that people should come before business. Today the same applies. People must always come before business and anything that compromises the peaceful enjoyment of a residence amenity must always be protected. The mental health and well-being of a person matters. The safety of people the safety of children matter. The Noosa Plan matters. In Ashburn and Brisbane City Council judge Williamson emphasised that planning schemes are intended to guide development in a region in a way that achieves the will of the community. Our planning our that the proposed food and drinking drink outlet is contrary to the Noosa Plan 2020 and it's not appropriate for the site. That is the will of it of the community. The scale of the combined activities is adversely impacting on residence an amenity with a number of residents, not just Joyce, submitting valid objections to the submission. The Bus Stop Espresso cafe is on every level an incredible and wonderful business. It's hub but its success has transformed it into a local attraction. It's no longer small in scale and it is in my opinion not located in an appropriate location. Today Councillors, to me it's not about coffee and it's not about food. It's about the NUSA Noosa Plan and it's about people and the value we put on their well-being. When you buy into a residential area you expect it to remain residential. Residents who bought their rural blocks we're not expecting should be living next door to a cafe. To go against the staff recommendation recommend opens the floodgates to other properties doing the same, setting up a commercial business in rural areas. We've learnt with STAs that they do not belong in residential areas and we've learnt the hard way what happens when the floodgates are open. The Bus Stop Espresso cafe will succeed in any location. It's the people in this business Rob and Beth and it's reputation for great coffee and company that makes this business so successful. Today by the Noosa Plan and the people that are most impacted by this decision. I support the staff recommendation and the addition to authorise that Council work with the applicant to find a more suitable location. Joe Jurisevic 01:03:37.110
I think the elements of the challenges that this has presented to us have been addressed by all the Councillors. One of the reasons we I think we were challenged by this proposal that came to us the first time was elements here in the rural zone county. The proposal it says here the proposal does not have any development connected to the rural or ecological values of the site but I would argue that's the complete opposite is true and that's the appeal and I think that's what we all acknowledge around the table that's the appeal of the site and locations being chosen. Way we're rolling there's no overriding community benefit for the food and drink outlet to be located on the site. Well clearly there is because the community are willing to support it and have acknowledged that it's a great location. It's the ambience that the facility provides, it's the outdoor locality. Sitting amongst the trees and obviously during COVID it was a sanctuary and the provider was provided by the owners of this facility going forward that have drawn so many people to it but unfortunately that overwhelming success is what is now presenting the challenges to us. I had thought that parking in the road reserve would be one of the options that would facilitate this going forward but I said that wasn't addressed in the transport consultation that was presented with this application. Nor from what I see from staff is there sufficient room to provide adequate or safe parking in that area that would meet the constraints as Councillor Stockwell alluded to the costs to actually facilitate that would probably be prohibitive in the long run and would probably make the business close just on that alone. I think every Councillor and everybody has enjoyed that's our coffee at the outlet acknowledges that there are is merits in the way that this business operates in the lake county and unfortunately the challenges that it presents as a result of that are the ones that the staff have alluded related to today I and I will reluctantly to concur with the staff ruling on this and allow and acknowledge the great work that the roadside stall can continue but that the coffee outlet as a. And drink element of it is probably not appropriate in its current location but I think there are opportunities for other localities to be sought so I'll be voting in favour of the staff recommendation. Councillor Stockwell do you wish to declare? No Councillor Wilkie Sorry you're right Councillor Wilkie. Do you wish to close? Thank Frank Wilkie 01:06:39.936
You it an Mr. Chairman there was some excellent summaries by Councillors on this issue. I'd just like to up one point that Councillor Wegener made. If I understand correctly all the great products that he mentioned, the eggs, the honey, the breads, they're still able to, unless I'm incorrect, they will still be able to be sold at the roadside store. So all those other products will still be available on the site. Thank you Councillors. Thank you Councillor Wilkie. Put it to the vote. That Joe Jurisevic 01:07:17.499
Councillors Lorentson, Stockwell, Jurisevic, Wilkie and Stewart. Stuart, but against? Councillor Wegener. The motion is carried. Tom Wegener 01:07:31.810
We'll move on to the next item. For the not just? For the whole okay. Frank Wilkie 01:07:40.188
There was no amendments brought forward or anything like that? Joe Jurisevic 01:07:44.617
As I said, item 5.3 has been, will not be discussed today. It's going to be drawn by the applicant at this point in time. Gallery to clean. You still have to do a recommendation. You still have to do. Brian Stockwell 01:08:04.069
So, I've moved. I move that it be noted that the applicant has submitted another change application and that this matter will therefore not be dealt with at today's meeting. Thank you. Is it as good as mine? A little bit better. We'll deal with the technicality on which staff would like to get the appropriate wording? Unidentified Speaker 01:08:32.296
It's already on but we can't access the technology. Unidentified Speaker 01:08:35.842
It basically said the same that another change has been made which means it goes to the confirmation period and can't be decided today. Joe Jurisevic 01:08:49.264
If we're just moving it we don't need to do a declaration Brian Stockwell 01:08:54.080
Council note the further report by the Manager Development Assessment in the Planning & Environment Committee meeting dated 7th of November dated 2023 regarding application number MCU 210110 for a development permit for a Material Change of Use bar food and drink outlet outside outdoor sports and recreation and resort complex at 61 Noosa Springs ahead and note the applicant has made another change to the application this results in the application reverting to confirmation notice stage and no decision can be made on the matter today. This is not being decided today. This is just a procedural motions.org community I believe you can go to the procedural motions. Only fiverr? Joe Jurisevic 01:10:00.640
Yes. Okay, we'll move on with the reports to the regulatory General Committee. Item 6.1 is the community grants program, community project grants round 2 overview. A series we've got a series of community grants and community program funding opportunities, Councillor, if you'd like to give us a bit of an overview of the program. Thank you, and I hope you all have a good one. Alison Hamblin 01:10:34.869
Sure. Thank you, Councillor Jurisevic. So the purpose of this report is to give you an overview of the round 2 projects to Council. We have just over $308,000 for two rounds being presented so this is the second round. Is made up of 24 applications. Officers are recommending 13 applications that are recommended for funding. The recommended funding amount that we're recommending is $99,459.67. The remaining funding we're proposing that is being put forward to youth initiatives where there's a desperate need to support our youth through a funding program and our living well program. Brian Stockwell 01:11:18.837
I think those of us who have got conflicts in later subcategories will have to declare a conflict because the A actually recommends approval for those funds. I think that would be good. Joe Jurisevic 01:11:29.222
Oh really, I agree. Would that be appropriate that all the declarations be made up front and then just be reiterated for the following item where conflicts exist? Thank you. Or do they only have to be made up front from the first item and not the day? Larry Sengstock 01:11:45.886
Trouble is the problem is they're so specific to various. Joe Jurisevic 01:11:49.759
That's what I mean. So can they be noted up front and then be reiterated when the matter comes before where the actual conflict exists? Think what I meant. Would be my suggestion. Note them up front and then we just note them against the item at which the actual conflict occurs. With the overview, I think we need to make those declarations up front. That would be my suggestion. So if there are Councillors that have conflicts. You just give me a moment, I'll get them all in. The process of declaring all the conflicts up front and that way we don't have to go through the overall. We can just reiterate the conflict applies to this matter as each matter comes forward. Yes, Mr Stewart, what we're going to do is we're going to take the next question. And then just reiterate them when they come yes, go ahead. Forward, specifically when there are conflicts. That we're approving the funding of growth. We may need to actually go through the formal declaration. I need to acknowledge that you've got that. If you want to make a declaration, I still get to insert the relevant declaration. A good day, have a good day. Would we now have to vote on each matter? You will because some councils have to leave. Yes, okay. So we'll have to vote on it, but we just won't have time. Thank you. This is a different approach to what we've taken previously. Yeah, yeah. Brian's just pointed out that we're approving the funds up front in the first iteration. Kerri Contini 01:13:34.319
Which is what you have done previously, Councillors, and we've separated out the individual elements to, so up front you just have a total figure. For the whole grant pool that's being allocated out of the budget and the individual reports deal with the grants themselves, the organisations and proposed projects. Joe Jurisevic 01:14:00.733
I agree, that is given that we've dealt with it in the past, we've never actually made the declarations up front. Brian Stockwell 01:14:05.064
Have we agreed with the total amount? Because basically A approves them all. Amelia Lorentson 01:14:12.249
No, approves the total value. We're actually not approving the programs or projects, we're approving the value of $99,459. The only other one we're disapproving is the youth green funding program. I disagree. We might be able to leave it to the original one. Poor Kabi. Yeah, I think it's the value of $99,459. We're approving. Kerri Contini 01:14:38.755
There's no individual projects or organisations attached to this report. Brian Stockwell 01:14:44.263
So it's not approving the grant, it's approving the value. Amelia Lorentson 01:14:47.808
No declarations until the. Individual projects are named. Brian Stockwell 01:14:52.829
No, approved around to. You're actually approving the grants. So actually the recommendation. Have we been doing it correctly in the past? Yeah, because you're actually saying your you've approved group to grants the to that you value and then you break it up the point made. I just moved the change of this recommendation to approve the round two total value of $99,459.67 be made available to community grants. Amelia Lorentson 01:15:30.262
Can I ask, can I ask Through the Chair just advice from kintini, the Director of what Contini, community services? Is your role? Recommendation? Kerri Contini 01:15:41.688
The approach that you're recommending at this point in time negates having separate sub reports. If you're going to deal with all the conflicts up front, then we don't separate out the reports. Previously we have separated out the reports to ensure that as much as possible across the span of different categories that Councillor involvement is allowed. If we're to if that change approach. That then that would mean that in most grant rounds we would have a significant number of Councillors out of the room. Brian Stockwell 01:16:26.381
And my suggestion is just a slight change in the grants, you're approving the values are approved. Approve, what was it? I think whatever we approve, Councillors stop. Approve an amount of $99,456 be made available to community grants. Made available to community grants. Therefore you're not saying you're approving the grant. Joe Jurisevic 01:16:54.970
No, we can't do that because the amount is already available to community grants. Amelia Lorentson 01:16:57.909
Can I just, excuse me, Through the Chair, can I just make a suggestion, just add to the end of program. So it's a grants program grants total value of $99,469.67 just another way to do it. Just add program after grants and I think we'll sort our problem. Brian Stockwell 01:17:22.224
And take out the word project on the community grants program. Grains so I would just Kerri Contini 01:17:31.557
Remind Council we have a very broad community grants program. It's our preference normally that a recommendation stands by itself and can be really clear so our community grants program covers a range of things. Grants project program is a grants project program is very specific which is the nature of the reports that we're bringing to you today. Unidentified Speaker 01:18:01.531
To program, yeah. Okay, we we've clarified. Yes. Satisfied with all that's been clarified? I'm satisfied with it. Joe Jurisevic 01:18:08.686
Is this all you Mr seagate? Yeah. Righto, move, Councillor Stockwell. Do I have a seconder? Councillor Lorentson. Second. Frank Wilkie 01:18:16.066
Yes, and who would Councillor, do you wish to speak to it? No, I just created a habit. Any other Councillors wish to speak to the motion? Unidentified Speaker 01:18:24.382
I'll put it to the vote. Those in favour? Unidentified Speaker 01:18:26.372
Catch the rope. Councillor Wilkie? In favour. Fibre. All motion carried unanimously. All my questions, if that's right. Unidentified Speaker 01:18:35.453
We're going on to the individual reports. Joe Jurisevic 01:18:38.196
The sub reports of this. Item 6.2, community program funding. Community project grants round two, program projects. Nelson. Yes, Mr Chair. Yes, Councillor Wilkie. Frank Wilkie 01:18:53.329
I'd like to make the record that although general membership of an organisation. I'd like to put on the record my general membership of the Cooroora Historical Society, which is mentioned in this in its grant round. Ground. I don't I believe a recent reasonable person would see. This as a conflict of interest, choose to stay in the meeting booth and I will accept the decision of the man. Unidentified Speaker 01:19:15.073
I just want to do five. Pardon? Joe Jurisevic 01:19:21.152
I think we have to vote each one individually, so Councillors, does anybody wish to? Clare Stewart 01:19:29.093
I'll move if it that Councillor Wilkie, that Council note the. Of interest of Councillor yes, didn't clarify. Wilkie? Yeah, declarable conflict of interest and. No, declareable conflict of interest. No, no, he's declared it. So declareable conflict of interest. Yeah, and it is in the community interest that Councillor will be in the room because he receives no benefit nor gain from the decision. Thank you. Joe Jurisevic 01:19:57.070
Second. By Councillor Stockwell. We've lost her on the screen. Unidentified Speaker 01:20:01.389
Yeah, I am. Amelia Lorentson 01:20:06.687
I'd like to ask a question Through the Chair to the CEO. So membership to an organisation, would you like that to, from this day on, be declarable because my understanding under our conflict of interest guidelines, that it's not necessary to make a declaration if we're just a member. Joe Jurisevic 01:20:33.813
Your current Councillor? It's not required. A requirement to make a declaration as a member and if Amelia Lorentson 01:20:38.635
You're on the executive. My question is given that Councillor Wilkie has made the declaration is that the preferred action for just any? Larry Sengstock 01:20:50.007
No the rules are that you don't have to but again it's in back to your court if all Councillors call not just yours. Unidentified Speaker 01:20:57.434
Okay thank you. Joe Jurisevic 01:20:58.214
Your requirement is on the individual Councillor. No worries thank you. To make the assessment as to whether or not they have to make a declaration and for the Councillors to assess. Sure. On that basis of the declaration as to whether or not they remain in the room. World. Thank you. Has chosen to make a declaration on something that's not necessarily required under the statute, but he's chosen to do so anyway. Thank you, yeah, that's. Sorry. On oh, man. That basis, we've got a little screen for us so everybody understands the nature of what we're discussing here. Is there any there discussion any discussion or any or questions for Councillor for WILSON? Wilkie? There's no discussion. I'll move, ask Councillors to vote on the conflict. Those in favour of Councillor Wilkie staying in the room? Frank Wilkie 01:21:48.915
Councillor Wilkie, I believe you've got a second declarer of the conflict. You, Mr Chair. I'd like to put on the record that although it does not qualify as a declarable conflict of interest, I volunteer playing music at various aged care facilities in the Shire, including at NoosaCare, which is mentioned in this grant round. I'm not a member or executive member of NoosaCare and don't believe a reasonable person would see this as a conflict of interest. I choose to stay in the meeting room, but we'll see how the meeting see feels about that. Does someone like to. Joe Jurisevic 01:22:21.388
I'll move that he stays in the room, standard recommendation. I'll vote for cleve bumford. Councillor Wegener, as per the determinements in the interest, that he stays in the room. Seconded, Councillor Wegener. Indisceptional any discussion or questions for Councillors? Councillor Wilkie, Councillors? On that one, I'll put that to the vote. Those in favour of Councillor Wilkie remaining in the room on this declaration? Carried unanimously. Councillor Wilkie did not vote on the matter. Third declaration here. Councillor Stewart, I believe you have a doctorate declaration. Clare Stewart 01:22:54.389
I, Councillor Stewart, inform the meeting that I have a declarable conflict with the matter in relation to the funding recommendations to Katie rose cottage as our personal friendship with Leigh McCready, who is employed as head of fundraising and partnerships by Katie rose cottage, Noosa water polo club as my children are members of the club. Noosa little athletics inc. As my children are members of the club. As a result of my conflict of interest, I now leave the meeting room when the matter is considered and voted on. Thank you, Councillor. Sorry for me, I'm busy with children. Brian Stockwell 01:23:21.173
Just a question. Why are you laughing? Isn't this the next item? Joe Jurisevic 01:23:39.076
You at the moment, can't we? That's way we speak. The wheatley speech. Clare Stewart 01:23:43.599
Apologies to everybody. So we're still on Noosa Joe Jurisevic 01:23:46.303
Kedi. So we're only on the first item. We're only on 6.2. Kerri Contini 01:23:48.806
The one that starts arthritis Queensland and ends waves of kindness. In words of confidence. Clare Stewart 01:23:58.175
Do I have a conflict if waves of kindness it's one of favourite shots. Is my dad's favourite shot? Joe Jurisevic 01:24:03.633
That's one of my favourite shots too. So the recipients of grants, councillors, just to clarify so that we know whether you have a declarable conflict or otherwise, is arthritis Queensland, Noosa Women's Shed, national museum Cooran organic garden corporation. Of NoosaCare incorporated, relationships Australia Queensland, and Waves of Kindness. All the declarations have now been made. I'll ask Alison and Gerry to give them over. Alison Hamblin 01:24:28.848
Sure. So, as you four categories under the community projects made up of program projects, infrastructure, equipment, and events. The first report is looking at the program and projects. Seven applications were received. Officers are recommending three of those applications for funding. We have put reasons why the other four have been unsuccessful in the copy of the report. Joe Jurisevic 01:24:53.305
Being unsuccessful does not mean you are not eligible to apply again and try again for the next round of funding and staff will work with all organisations to look at relevant fund for funding outside of council's funding. That's correct, yes. Kerri Contini 01:25:08.791
And certainly what we've seen is when that occurs that there is an increased likelihood of success in following grant rounds when the applicant does work with the staff. Thank you. Joe Jurisevic 01:25:19.930
A requirement of all grant recipients to work with Council staff in the first place and ensure that the grant meets the criteria? Alison Hamblin 01:25:25.797
That is ideally, yes. We would like that to happen, yes. Joe Jurisevic 01:25:28.621
Okay. Council, does anyone have any questions? Comments? Someone want to move the staff recommendation? Councillor Stockwell. Seconded, by winkler. Councillor Wegener. He had his hand up slightly before you, Councillor Stockwell. That's right. Any discussion? If there's been no discussion, I'll put the adder to a vote. All in favour? The ayes have it. Carried unanimously. We'll move on to item 6.3, community program funding, community project grants, round 2, events. Yes. I'll just mention the recipients this time so that we get our declarations correct. Friends of Noosa Botanic Gardens, dance on maple, Noosa. Surfing reserve and Noosa Coast open house. Does any Councillor have any conflicts with the event, with the item before us? Noosa in that event, can I have a mover? Sorry, Councillor Lorentson. Lorentson, is this the World Surfing Reserve? Amelia Lorentson 01:26:32.043
I see there's a Council representative on the World Surfing Reserve. Just noting it, just asking the question. Joe Jurisevic 01:26:37.186
Yep, no worries. Rather shrill it up front than find there's any. On that matter, we can have a mover. Councillor Lorentson then, a seconder, Councillor Stewart. Any discussion? Put the door open. All fire, get it working. Fire. Is carried unanimously. Item 6.4, community program funding, community project grants to infrastructure. Alison, would you like to tell us the difference with this one? Alison Hamblin 01:27:08.993
Yes, infrastructure relates to building. Works or any type of infrastructure within the community facility or sporting facility. This particular one, 50% of the funding needs to come from the applicant. That can be either cash, external grant or in-kind. So they do require that 50%. We had five applications received. Two of those applications we're recommending for funding, and the other three we've got the reasons why are unsuccessful for this particular round. Joe Jurisevic 01:27:38.628
Councillors, the recipients this time, or the applicants this time are sunny kids, Noosa touch association, Tewantin-Noosa Cricket Club, Kin Kin community group, salvation farm in Queensland. Academy, property trust. More comments? Any conflicts? Yes there are. Councillor Stewart, would you like to comment? Clare Stewart 01:27:51.408
Yes, I have two declarable conflicts of interest. I make a monthly donation to SunnyKids Inc and my children are also members of the Tewantin news crew club. So as a result of that, I will leave the meeting room for a moment. This is voted off. Joe Jurisevic 01:28:02.982
Thank you, Councillor Stewart. All of our knives are in here. I also know for the public record that I'm a member of the Tewantin news crew club and as a player I have registered again this year only to be a fill-in, but that doesn't raise a declarable conflict of interest, so it won't be declared. Councillors. I move to staff written redemption. Councillor Stockwell, while moving. Councillor Wegener, seconding. Is there any discussion? No discussion. All in favour? The room. Team fiverr. You have it. Moved unanimously. Councillor Stewart is out of the room. We'll get Councillor Stewart back in the room for the next item. Is 6.5. Community program funding, community project grants, round 2. Equipment. All right, that's alright. I'll just, again, I'll read out the applicant names so that Councillors can be aware of the potential conflicts. We've got Noosa water polo club, Noosa trailblazers, mountain bike club, Noosa little there's the Noosa district basketball association, Tinbeerwah hall incorporated, whidwood community oil association, life flight foundation and Katie rose cottage hospice. Clare Stewart 01:29:26.647
So I, Councillor Stewart, inform the meeting that I declare a conflict of interest in this matter in relation to funding recommendations to Katie rose cottage I have a friendship with Linda creedings. He's McCready, who is employed as head of fundraising and partnerships by Katie rose cottage. Noosa water polo club is my children and members of the club and Noosa little athletics inc. Is my children and members of this club. So I will now leave the meeting to the members of the club. This matter is decided and voted on. I'm glad you're going to go out there and take your weight into the lifelines. Brian Stockwell 01:29:51.519
Thank you very much. I declare my conflict of interest with Leigh McCready based on my previous written declaration as it appears on the screen and 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. Joe Jurisevic 01:30:06.438
Councillor Lorentson to make a decision on whether Councillor Stockwell stays in the room. Would somebody like to make a recommendation? Amelia Lorentson 01:30:13.129
I'll move that Council note the declarable conflict of interest by Councillor Stockwell and determine that it's in the public interest that Councillor Stockwell participates and votes on the matter because Council believes that a reasonable person could not have a perception of bias because the ICEO. I-C-E-O review was an advisory service not a statutory process and Councillor stockwell's queries at the time were in the public interest and neither he nor Ms McCready stood to personally gain or lose from that advice and thereby a reasonable person would trust that the final decision is made in the public interest. Do I have a seconder? Thank you. Frank Wilkie 01:30:53.578
Councillor Wegener. Any discussion, questions? I'll put it to the vote. Those in favour? Joe Jurisevic 01:31:02.790
So Councillor Wilkie, Wendell, Lawrence and Jurisevic in favour. Councillor Stockwell did not vote on the motion. Alison Hamblin 01:31:13.934
That was we have you Alison, we what are up for here? Yes, the final category which is equipment. As you can see from the eight applications received, it's very sought after equipment by these community organisations. We're recommending seven out of the eight would be funding and the last one that's not recommended, again it's written into the application as to why they're unsuccessful. Frank Wilkie 01:31:34.729
Thank you. I'll put it to the vote. Are we in a mover and a seconder? Joe Jurisevic 01:31:41.016
I thought we had a mover and a seconder. Sorry, my apologies, I thought we had a mover and a seconder. Can I have a mover? Councillor Councillor Wegener? Seconder? Councillor Councillor Jurisevic? Any discussion? Put it to the vote. All in favour? Thank you, Councillor Wilkie. That was carried unanimously. My apologies. Okay, let's see what we're doing. Councillor Stewart returns. Item 616, the Regional Arts Development Fund, Loretta grants, round 20, or 23, 24. Councillors, I'll ask if there are any declarations to be made on this matter before we continue. Wilkie, I believe. Frank Wilkie 01:32:31.318
Thank you, Mr Chair. I'd like to declare that I have a declarable conflict of interest in this matter in relation to the funding recommendations to zest factor, as zest factor applicant Russell Krause is a member of Noosa Arts Theatre where I serve as president. Mr. Crouse's grant does not Mr. Arsena or myself, therefore I don't believe a reasonable person can see this as a conflict of interest and choose to remain in the meeting room, however I will respect the decision of the meeting and whether I can remain and participate in the decision. Joe Jurisevic 01:33:00.935
One question there, Councillor. When you said there's not involved Noosa RC, then there's no production or performance of Noosa RC involved in this grant application. Is that correct? Great? Have we lost Councillor Wilkie? Councillor, you've muted yourself there. Yes, is that Mr Chair. Just clarifying that when you say that Mr krause's grant was not involved loser arts data. No element of in Noosa I'm assuming that means that there's of performance or any undertaking at Noosa Arts Theatre involved in this grant application. Frank Wilkie 01:33:37.292
Is that correct? That's the advice of staff, Mr chairman. Joe Jurisevic 01:33:41.602
Okay, thank you. Can I have a mover? Happy to move. Sorry, a mover, somebody to make the recommendation that Councillor Wilkie either stay or leave. I'll stay. Standard motion. We'll tomorrow. We have to work about this by as much as a matter because Council believes that a reasonable person would justify decisions made in the coming years. Councillor Stockwell, seconded. Councillor Stewart, any discussion or questions? I'll put it to the vote. All in favour? Against? None? So, counts. All Councillors in favour? Councillor Wilkie did not vote on the motion. Is that the last of the declarations, Councillors? In that case, Paul, over to the table. May I get a summary of the grant for this report? Unidentified Speaker 01:34:28.109
Certainly, so this report is to endorse of the Regional Arts Development Fund assessment committee for grant applications received in round 20 for 2023. After assessing eight applications that were received for round 20, the committee recommends to Council to fund four applications to the value of $28,150, all four applications were assessed as high quality, meeting the four assessment criteria and the two priority areas for the round. The funding request falls within the current RADF budget. Frank Wilkie 01:35:00.221
Sorry, Mr Chair. Yes, friend. I'm declare a declarable conflict of interest that lil seed applicant Johanna Wallace may be a general member of Noosa Arts Theatre. Where I president. Ms. Wallace's, Ms. Wallace's, I understand Ms. Wallace's grant does not involve the Noosa Arts Theatre or myself and therefore I don't believe reasonable person will see this as a conflict of interest. I will respect the decision of the meeting and whether I can remain and participate in the decision. Sorry about that Mr Chair. That's quite okay. Joe Jurisevic 01:36:07.396
I just might as well pass on participates personally in the matter because Council believes a reasonable person would trust the final decision made in the public interest. Can I have a seconder? I'll second. Councillor Stewart. Any questions or. I'll put it to the vote. Councillors, those in favour? Hearing none, let's read the cap. Carrying unanimously, countinating that Councillor Wilkie did not vote on the matter. All did we finish our own view? Sorry. Yes. It's all right. Just double checking. I got distracted by the other. Councillors, are there any questions or discussion? There have been no questions or discussion. I'll put them out for the vote. Those in favour? Sorry. Can I put the mover and seconder on their side? Councillor Wegener, move it. Councillor second Councillor Jurisevic to it, and again I'll put it to vote. The all in favour? Carried unanimous. Thank you. Take poll. Keep the call. We'll move to ball, and six. Item 6.7, non-powered water sports feasibility study. That's a good question for Councillors. We've been going for a bit of time. Is anybody in need of a short recess? I think it's a good idea. Okay. Sorry guys, we're just going to take a short recess. Joe Jurisevic 01:45:20.094
And those online, we're back. Apologies for the temporary break in transmission. Council, the next item on the agenda is item 6.7, non-powered water sports feasibility study. We have our community development. Are there any conflicts of interest before we begin? We've- Yeah. Got our community development officer, Ann Hyde, here to give us an overview on the matter before us. Ann Hyde 01:45:43.619
Ann. Thank you, Councillor. The recommendation before you today is to accept the non-powered water sports feasibility study and refer to findings of the study for future planning. Activities. The need for this study has come out of both the sport and active recreation plan and the Noosaville Foreshore Land Use Management Plan, which were both endorsed in 2019. And it's really to look at the need to consolidate and non-powered water sports storage and mitigate ad-hoc infrastructure development along the Noosaville Foreshore. We engage Ross planning to as a consultant to undertake this study. They've considered the not-for-profit club use. Trends of each of the sports and future projections both population projections and the trends in each of the sports. The study looked at 13 sites along the Noosaville Foreshore under three different sections to determine where was the most appropriate where a co-located non-powered sports precinct could be housed, if at all. The rear of the Noosa yacht and rowing club was deemed to be the most appropriate location given quite significant location, given construction. Constraints along the Noosaville Foreshore in terms of access to land, considering the water access that's required for each of the sporting activities and environmental concerns. And so what we have before you as part of the report is some high level concept plans which will feed into the work currently being undertaken. And so what we have before you as part of the report is some high and due to be completed in next year, in August next year. Concept plans thank you. Joe Jurisevic 01:47:34.329
Questions, Councillors? All right, I'll crack. Proximity to the ocean for the ocean roll. Ann Hyde 01:47:46.565
My understanding is the requirement is approximately two kilometres. That was part of the consultation and that is why it's determined that this is one of the most, this is the most appropriate location for both coastal rowing. Addison 01:48:00.832
I'm Addison nooser-Woods. Areas within Noosa Woods, was that intended for the ocean roads as an option? It was just intended as a potential site to look at and to be assessed against an assessment matrix which took into consideration both the access to open water as well as water access points, current use and congestion. Ann Hyde 01:48:19.900
Within those sites. Joe Jurisevic 01:48:21.683
They're happy that a couple of kilometres away from it is sufficient, they don't need to look at say somewhere near next to the sand pumping sheds. Ann Hyde 01:48:29.202
We, as I said Councillor. Joe Jurisevic 01:48:30.750
Because that doesn't appear to be what was looked at Noosa was. Ann Hyde 01:48:33.682
Yeah, so they need, what we've looked at is every site that was deemed appropriate along that portion. And all or possible. Clare Stewart 01:48:41.592
Thank you, great report. Could you just explain the study found that, well this is on page 239, the study found that while all sites identified have constraints that the area behind the Noosa yacht and Rowan park was in the to co-locate multiple sport within the scope of the study while complying with the guiding principles of the esteemed Council endorsed strategies and plans. So the, some of the constraints, could you talk a bit more about them, some of the area behind the constraints that you mentioned? All sites identified have constraints. So how do you have to, I guess, choose this one being the best? Ann Hyde 01:49:21.150
Yeah, so there are general constraints across every site that we looked at, being foreshore. And obviously the foreshore master plan is looking at the climate change impacts and how that will affect the foreshore moving into the future. And so there were significant considerations in part of that as well. Constraints also in terms of the type of water access that's required for the different activities and as an example rowing requires parallel access into the water whereas outriggers and coastal rower require forward-facing access so when we're talking about craft that could be up to 15 metres long that can be and potentially needing a berth of about 55 metres per craft it creates significant constraints as to where your points of access to water are. Unidentified Speaker 01:50:06.360
Thank you. Joe Jurisevic 01:50:08.400
Parking constraint. A lot of these rowing activities are usually taken very early in the morning. Does that or does not, or does that prohibit or preclude the challenge? That parking may yes, so parking and trucking. And traffic congestion was considered within the study as well and definitely the operating hours of each sport were taken into consideration into the assessment of each site. There's a question I've got on page 261 of the under it mentions a local club and says there was one sailing club in Noosa LGA. I don't believe that to be correct. Aren't there two? Ann Hyde 01:50:47.945
There are two. Lake Cootharaba sailing club at Boreen Point. Joe Jurisevic 01:50:52.847
I think they're referring to along that section of the river perhaps. I think there was an amendment made to that which may not have been made. So as long as you're offending anybody, it can be acknowledged. Unidentified Speaker 01:51:05.785
Certainly. Noted. Thank you. Amelia Lorentson 01:51:10.232
Thank ask, Amanda, the report notes that these restraints that we just discussed might also restrict the growth of membership for a lot of these clubs. And the report refers to rethinking of traditional operating practices. Can you elaborate on that, please? Ms. Ann Hyde 01:51:31.592
Certainly. So obviously, given the physical restraints of each site, obviously, there will be site capacity for membership. So we're never going to be able to facilitate thousands of people accessing one point and one point at one point in time. So as an example the coastal rowers club has said to us we understand and we accept the fact that and they've made this judgment call that we will probably have a capacity of 40 members because that is what we can see feasibly working out of this site. In terms of changing practices something like the outriggers club had a general understanding within the culture of that sport that if you turn up whenever up you have a seat on the craft so rather than one of the suggestions was particularly perhaps we could have an understanding that you must attend 15 minutes prior to craft launching that you the club 15 beforehand minutes beforehand so they know what the numbers are that they're moving forward. Rather than just five seconds per minute. Facility being considered in the future? Definitely not and this is our recommendation based on the information that we have to date that this is the most best, the most feasible Unidentified Speaker 01:53:00.036
Location. Thank you. Do we have a question from the Councillor? Amelia Lorentson 01:53:07.502
So do these clubs need to be located with river access? You know, car parks, the tennis courts, thinking again outside the box was are the locations sort of considered? Ann Hyde 01:53:25.286
No, they were not considered as part of this because the need for these sports to operate rely heavily on storage and water access, immediate access. Remembering of these craft are in excess of 10 metres long, so in terms of transporting them to the site is actually quite logistically difficult. I know that some of the zoo scouts don't actually have immediate access, but they've got close proximity access via a pathway and a gateway. They're and the consultations that they gave us said that they didn't need immediate access and storage on site. Joe Jurisevic 01:53:55.714
I've seen that they've been operating across from stockholm. They may be able to. They've been operating for 30 years in that location. Longer. So 1954. Unidentified Speaker 01:54:08.322
I think it's 75. Maybe 74? Brian Stockwell 01:54:10.923
No. Anyway, long time. 70th anniversary we had recently. So yes, I'm only a common fellowship member now. I'm going to say this doesn't trigger anything for you. No, no. I've got to stop being a leader effectively during COVID. Thank you. Joe Jurisevic 01:54:26.054
Councillor Wegener? Thank you, Councillor Wegener. Thank you. Tom Wegener 01:54:35.701
I would like to say that I feel that it's a very courageous plan that you had to make hard decisions concerning, you know, the limiting of people that are going to be able to be involved in these things. And you made a very strong decision for what you-- putting it behind the yacht and rowing club and then allowing some of the longboats to still be in the park but not a permanent structure there. All those are really hard decisions. And deciding where to go. And also, on page 273, I'm just very excited about how many young people under 0 to 14. There are one quarter of the participants are under 14 years old, so that's really exciting as well. So, thank you. Clare Stewart 01:55:22.038
I want to thank Amanda, I don't know how much work you've given in this. All our staff are wonderful and you're a super staff. Thank you very much for all your hard work. I know how much all the clubs and the sporting community mean to you and I know how much they rely upon you and all the hard work that you do. So I acknowledge that and thank you. Brad, of course, thank you so much as well. Kerri, you've got a great team. Best of the best there. So thank you. I think there's a lot of good stuff in this space. I think this gives us the blueprint now to move forward, especially when it comes to the social management plan. I think it's really worth it. It's a lot of work gone into it and I think there'll be some great outcomes for the community in regard to this. Thank you. Brian Stockwell 01:56:12.187
I think it's good that this body of work is being done. I think the biggest benefit will come place. Once the infrastructure is in there and the different organisations start seeing the benefit of collaboration. I think the overarching constraint is so is. Many so people wanting want to get access to the river for so many different purposes. And lots of our residents do enjoy non-powered water sports. And this provides a mechanism that allows some groups to. Have facilities that are sadly lacking at the moment, but it also hopefully will lead to better interrelationships between the groups so that overall all the infrastructure there on the boar shore can be used by a range of different water sport groups. Joe Jurisevic 01:57:06.443
It looks like we're good. I'll say thank you for the body of work. Process to source this as the ideal locality and look at what infrastructure needs to be implemented. And so, like Councillor Stockwell, I think once this is in place, once all the infrastructure is in place, and the opportunities for social gatherings at the yacht and roaming club, which is right alongside, as well as. Toilet facilities and showers and the like, that a number of these don't currently enjoy, makes it a fairly common-sense sort of adoption in lake Elly. Also, looking at other needs and future needs being facilitated, I think this a well-thought-out and well-known, well-considered option, and I'm sure all the clubs will in the long run, once the infrastructure is in place, be able to enjoy the benefits of their sport in. Far more safely than they currently are. Amelia Lorentson 01:58:08.993
I think it's challenging. Respect the work that you do in this space, because, you know, as a member of sports clubs, we all want stand-alone facilities and clubhouses, and it's challenging. Someone for four years that's been, you know, driving you nuts about clubhouses. That's good. It's challenging, because it's not as simple as, "Let's use this open space near a toilet facilities." There are conflicting uses and there's processes as well. Oh, that's right. Well. Processes there's So thank you for the challenging and great work that you yourself and your team do. Councillor Wilkie, would you like Frank Wilkie 01:59:03.593
Thank you, Mr Chair. Thank you, Amanda. I especially want to acknowledge the respect for our precious open spaces that you've shown in this report. Unknown 01:59:18.440
That it? Joe Jurisevic 01:59:21.042
Give me more. You're gone. Sorry, you're getting muted there, Frank. Frank Wilkie 01:59:27.820
Not finished. Okay, thank you. Councillor Wegener, would you like to close? I'd just like to add, Ross planning seems to be right at the end of the report. Unidentified Speaker 01:59:35.102
It was really good, I agree. Joe Jurisevic 01:59:38.520
Okay, Councillor, we'll put the matter to a vote. All in favour? Carried unanimously. Thank you Ma'am, thank you. Done. Thank you. I apologise we've worked on by the property estate as well in the support of this. And the environment. Oh, holy. All the planning and all the stuff that was involved in the report. Moving on to item 6.8, fire tech service provider panel review. Can I move up, please? No, I'm not. Well. Yeah. Oh, Kim, you're okay. Going okay. To. I am. Give us the opening word on this. Is there any, I just checking, no complexionist, it doesn't conflicts on this over here Kim, can you please give us an overview the report from the Director of digital hub and innovation? Kim Rawlings 02:00:30.367
Yeah, sure. Apologies, Chris isn't here today. He's got commitments down at the hub today. Councillor, this report provides an update on our registered pre-qualified providers, which we call ROPS, which is like a panel of providers, for the FireTech program. We have an existing pre. Tech-qualified suppliers list in place. This was a refresh process to extend it for another year. So we advised all of those suppliers on the existing one, they didn't need to reapply. But it would continue to be on the panel but also advertised it publicly to invite any others who would like to join. We had three responses to that. The panel assessed those and I'm recommending are the addition of two. So this is just for a year extension of that panel of providers and pre-qualified suppliers. Joe Jurisevic 02:01:22.397
Are these providers new to the region or new facilitators? I think knew you were going to ask me a question you couldn't answer. Kim Rawlings 02:01:31.725
One of them is a military robotics provider and the other one is a- Yes, which is weird for them. Thank you. So they're new for us in terms of pre-qualified. Joe Jurisevic 02:01:48.572
Just wondering why they haven't come up before. Kim Rawlings 02:01:52.742
Emerging technology, emerging companies. There's a lot in this space. Councillor, any questions? Clare Stewart 02:01:58.723
Happy I'm having to move it. Joe Jurisevic 02:01:59.867
Councillor Stewart, I'll move it. I'll second it, sorry. You know, Clare Stewart 02:02:03.343
Thanks, Kim. And please thank Chris for his biotechnic program. What you're doing down there is literally world-class. So this is just a great addition to the supplies list and shows that we've always been. Especially down there, Chris and the team have always been an innovation and have progressed. So especially going into disaster season, we have our launch of our emergency action guide tomorrow. So I think it's really timely. So thank you. And please thank Chris I'll do it for us. Joe Jurisevic 02:02:28.340
That I stole those thoughts. Thank Chris and the team down there. I believe we may even get down there and get a bit of an update on how it's progressing. Absolutely. In about two weeks. Looking forward to it. Anything further Councillors? I'll put it to the vote. Those in favour? All in very favour. Much in all in favour? The motion carries unanimously. Thank you Kim. We move on to item 6.9, the Tourism Noosa. Strategy term 2023/2027. I believe we have some declarations of conflicts. Councillor Stewart. Clare Stewart 02:03:01.884
I, Councillor Stewart, I would like to declare, in before full the meeting that and after I have the declared hearing, a conflict that of I interest would like to in McCready, this matter as William Director of Tourism Noosa, is a personal friend of the result of my conflict of interest. I now leave the meeting room where the matter is considered and voted on. Thank you for the check. Thank you, Councillor. Brian Stockwell 02:03:24.472
Thank you. Next declaration, Councillor Stockwell. Yeah, I'll declare my standard declaration as has been put before you in regard to Leigh McCready, who is a Director of Tourism Noosa, and 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. Joe Jurisevic 02:03:43.278
I'll move that the Council note the declarable conflict of interest by Councillor Stockwell and the determinants in the public interest and Councillor Stockwell participates in votes on this matter, because the Council believes that the reason the person could not have accepted advice could be I seeking a review with an advisory service, not a statutory service, and Councillor Stockwell cherishes that I'm put in the public interest, he nor Mr Preeti predix stood would to personally gain or lose from that advice, and therefore a reasonable person would trust the final decision is made in the public interest. And for seconder, Councillor Wegener. I do say on the grounds of consistency with how we've dealt with this matter in the past. Any other councils have any questions or anything to add? I'll put it to the vote. Those in favour? Councillor Wilkie. Councillor Wilkie. You're muted. No vote. Okay, so Councillors Wegener, Wilkie, Jurisevic and Lorentson voted in favour. Councillor Stockwell did not vote on the matter. That's the end of the declarations. Thank you. Kim, would you like to give us a bit of an overview on the tourism and strategy going forward? Kim Rawlings 02:04:51.485
Sure. Councillor, report this presents to you tourism noosa's four-year strategic plan for 2023 to 2027. Councils, Councillors, in April this year, Council endorsed a new funding and performance deed with Tourism Noosa for a two-year period through to June 2025. Deed that is attached to the report for your information. Under the fundraising act, under the funding and performance deed, there are a number of requirements and KPIs for Tourism Noosa to achieve over this period of the funding deed agreement with Council. A key one of those is for Tourism Noosa to prepare a strategic plan to guide the organisation and reflect the priorities of the funding deed in this strategy. And for this document, Tourism Noosa strategy, to be reported to Council by 31 December 2023. So that's what this report does. It reports to you tourism noosa's is a strategic plan that they have developed and delivered to us in accordance with the funding deed to Council, with Importantly, there is, as I mentioned, there's a requirement and Tourism Noosa is aware and have acknowledged that once council's Destination Management Plan is prepared, the Tourism Noosa strategy nuisance will most likely need to be reviewed to align with the Destination Management Plan, but as we have not yet completed the Destination Management Plan, Tourism Noosa are required to have a strategic plan to guide their organisation and that's what this document is. It's important to understand and clarify that this document is not the DMP. This document is tourism noosa's document, not council's. It's prepared by Tourism Noosa to guide their operations and is done as a requirement of the funding deed. In developing this base. New system the Tourism Noosa strategy they sought feedback from Council officers and took feedback on board. They also presented a draft of the strategy to Councillors and sought Councillors feedback prior to submitting it to it's here for your consideration question Amelia Lorentson 02:06:59.715
Question and I know it's this is the DMP once that's complete it's going to help guide or and drive and maybe introduce different KPIs with the with Tourism Noosa my question is where we up to with the DMP and when are we anticipating completion we Kim Rawlings 02:07:22.783
Have just completed consultation with hundreds and of responses and thousands of ideas and I'm not exaggerating with thousands and of ideas so we are in the process of collating all of that information and we will present the outcomes and overview of that to you later this week and then subject to the discussion with Councillors how we move forward based on all of that information following the conversation we have this week but great feedback really pleased with the process and the level of engagement there's as but you can imagine there's lots of ideas and lots of feelings and lots of thoughts about this issue and so there's going to be a lot for Council to get their head around and through. Amelia Lorentson 02:08:13.702
Fantastic and how fantastic that this is you know the more feedback we get the community document it becomes so that excites me. In terms of the strategy, Tourism Noosa strategy, how do you think they've gone? Are you encouraged, inspired by the document in front of you? Kim Rawlings 02:08:34.012
Yeah look absolutely you them on getting this. Know we've worked closely with this document to be you know visionary and aligned to the principles that Council have put out around the Destination Management Plan process and moving towards a more regenerative approach to tourism. You know tourism for good, leaving the place better than you found it, you know those sorts of things. Tourism Noosa has very much embraced that and you'll see that in the document. They talk about a journey towards regenerative tourism and for good is one of their pillars. Embedding sustainability more in everything that we do with our visitors. So yes it's a journey. You know we're all on a journey the Council and Tourism Noosa towards where we want to be in terms of a destination and what that looks like and until the Destination Management Plan is developed and in place. I think this document takes futura and Noosa a step towards that. Frank Wilkie 02:09:30.318
Thank you. Can I still hear if you didn't get any questions? Tom Wegener 02:09:35.950
Alright, Councillor Wilkie. Brand management. I know that in the last document, the strategy, they put brand, Noosa brand management right at the top, but it's not mentioned. No, it is. It mentioned in here, your mail? I'm pretty sure it is. Yes. It was front and centre before, it seems so. Page seven. Drifted to page seven. Amelia Lorentson 02:09:58.980
Our story, noosa's brand story, who we are. Tom Wegener 02:10:04.400
Yeah. Before, it said that managing the Noosa brand is a key, the most important thing that tourism business does, and I actually really agree with that. Anyway, that's just my little input. I'd love to see that creep back. Closed it closer to page one Kim Rawlings 02:10:22.740
Yeah they're and look I don't you know that the document is built around a number of pillars five key pillars and which you know I don't think the page numbering indicates level of importance they're all equal and all important not everything can be on page one. That's right. And you know I think that up in the start of the document capturing things around you know the journey to destination regeneration and then the values you know they're really important pieces to have in the front of these documents. Brian Stockwell 02:10:58.480
Yeah I know there's one mention in terms of in the future the Noosa Shire collectively works towards carbon neutrality. Tourism Noosa will further support the industry and visitors to give back. That appears to be the only mention in terms of any action with regard to industry development to help the transition to zero. Is that correct? Kim Rawlings 02:11:21.464
Yes that's mentioned in the strategy. From conversations, Tourism Noosa will also be developing an operational plan, a new operational plan that actually then operationalises some of these higher level strategic directions. So anything around key actions or tasks in that space would be captured in their operational plan as opposed to here. Brian Stockwell 02:11:44.589
And just one, I know you must be nearly towards the end of your input analysis, did the aspiration towards being carbon neutral feature highly in our feedback on the Destination Management Plan? Kim Rawlings 02:12:02.122
I'd be pre-empting there's lots of feedback around climate, eco-anxiety in and our young people definitely moving towards that way but we are still going through. I'd hundreds and thousands of information so I wouldn't want to be categoric about where that sits in terms of the number of issues but it's definitely part of the conversation. Brian Stockwell 02:12:27.219
And if it does prove that is a key element of the Destination Management Plan then this plan could be. And in its next iteration reflect that more broadly as a dedicated industry development program around the transition. Kim Rawlings 02:12:42.014
Yeah, absolutely. Tourism Noosa will review this document in line with what the DMP priorities are to ensure it aligns. Joe Jurisevic 02:12:51.195
We're going to have a debate back, Councillor Wilkie is muted. Amelia Lorentson 02:12:54.055
I'm happy to move the recommendation. I think it's clear from the Tourism Noosa strategy in front of us that there's a desire and commitment for the TN to align closely with council's destination management thinking and approach. In fact, it can be argued that TN is in some aspects already leading the way. Has for years taken actions towards better tourism and building a more sustainable future. As the Chair of the Tourism Noosa board said in her opening statement of the strategy, quote, "Our responsibility goes well beyond economics. We enhance community well."-being and preserve our environment. The strategy highlights noosa's long history of environmental protection and preservation, its status as a UNESCO biosphere reserve and designation as a World Surfing Reserve. The strategy has been intentionally developed to respond to the values of not only the tourism industry and tourism key partners, but also respond to the values of environmental groups, our residents and Noosa Council. TN values on page 314 three one four of the report, their pursuit of excellence and innovation, natural harmony and stewardship, cultural respect and preservation, enriching experiences, travel for good, authentic community engagement. And accountability and transparency. More importantly, the document also recognises that our community is at the heart of TN's success and that we have a shared responsibility maintaining noosa's character. For maintaining noosa's character and also environmental legacy and that TN is committed to genuine engagement with businesses, community organisation, residents and visitors. Tourism is big business bringing one bringing $1.7 billion in visitor spend to our region. We are fortunate to have TN managing our brand and protecting our backyard. I sit on the board and I've sat on the board now for four years and I say that with conviction. We need to deliver to our visitor a conviction. We need deliver to visitor a clear message about who we are and what we value and that is to enjoy and respect Noosa, our environment and the people who live here. I want to take this opportunity to thank TN, its amazing staff, 65 volunteers and the TN board. They are all locals who are passionate and committed. To protecting this incredible, mind-blowing, beautiful place that we are all lucky to call home. Wilkie? Joe Jurisevic 02:16:04.621
He's not unmuting his life, assuming no. I'll speak to him. Do you have something, Councillor Wilkie? Would you like to speak to the idea that they matter with Boris? Have it for us? Unidentified Speaker 02:16:21.022
No, Joe Jurisevic 02:16:21.105
Thank you. Okay. Oh, well, um. Look, I'm delighted. There's one particular passage in here that excites me about what tourism needs to do and what, you know, tourism can. I know a lot of people feel impacted by the elements of tourism, but a lot of good has come out of it as well. To see tourism for good, an interesting title, but to see the elements that they are bringing to the community, way that they're bringing they bring the business and tourism community on board with understanding their role and their impact, and the programs that they have implemented to try and offset some of that impact, as well as active participants in the reduction of single-use plastics and the like is commendable. I think this is a great and probably one of my favourite elements of what tourism does and brings to this community, as well as events that not only bring an economic benefit, but a community benefit and a charity you know, such as it is. Such as the Noosa triathlon, $1 million in charity and $50,000 to the local community. So there are elements that they do, and again the programs within that tourism for good program are ones that I commend, and I note that the new CEO actually got to attend Trees for Tourism within her first week. It was absolutely blown away by the program, which I think is great to see. So, I'm they've taken. Pleased with the direction they're taking. I'll see the opportunity to align with the DMP as we go forward, and I think we're heading in the right direction with regards to where Tourism Noosa is headed for the future. Brian Stockwell 02:18:18.754
And we've seen in recent years with different CEOs and different boards, perhaps direction, going either side of where council's going. What I read of this document is a genuine attempt to align with community values as expressed through Council and the destination management process. I see there's a lot of good new initiatives built in there I've and I suppose that when the rubber hits the road what you know the return on investment from council's perspective will be how that is divvied up in terms of the overall budget but as you say that's an operational matter. Have obviously highlighted one area where I would have liked to see a specific action but that as I said I'm happy to wait for the results of destination management to come out and say well is this where Noosa thinks it should go should be part of being a destination that's embodies stewardship that we fulfilled our global responsibilities in terms of reducing air pollution of the atmosphere think it's essential as part of the brand and in an area that there's a lot more work to be done with both our organisations so other than that as Councillor Jurisevic has pointed out there are lots druswig of good new concepts in here there as it and it is heading in that direction towards the thinking of we are stewards of a place for both residents and for visitors the better we can look after it the more beneficial it would be from a range of different attributes one of them being economic return the other being social and lifestyle Joe Jurisevic 02:19:56.365
Yeah, the council's everything to it. The Council lost, we'd like to play. Amelia Lorentson 02:20:01.085
No everything said just shout out to the team the strategy is really well done. Joe Jurisevic 02:20:09.919
I'll put the matter to a vote. All in favour? Thank you. Item 16, the next item on the agenda is the Financial Performance Report. Pauline? Unidentified Speaker 02:20:34.240
Are we called in clearing? Oh my gosh. Unidentified Speaker 02:20:45.931
My awful. Joe Jurisevic 02:20:49.250
Good on you. It's coming out there. Going on well. You'll have to send us a link for some fundraising. We certainly can. Unidentified Speaker 02:20:57.730
I think we're fundraising for my wife Joe Jurisevic 02:20:59.470
Because I've been removed on the 1st of December. I'll get all the staff to go at the end of the month, the best mo wins. Frank Wilkie 02:21:08.330
Pauline, welcome back. Nice to see you. Joe Jurisevic 02:21:11.210
Nice to see the smiling faces on the table. Thanks, Dave. Pauline, would you like to give us an overview on our current financial performance for October 2023? Pauline 02:21:19.359
Absolutely. So financial performance year to date to October continues to be positive with operating revenues outperforming our forecast and operating expenditures slightly under forecast. Operating revenue is $2 million above budget which comprises, the majority of this comprises $1.3 million relating to interest revenue which is resulting from the investment in term deposits at about 5%. 700,000 relates to the sale of goods and services for holiday parks, waste and Council facilities and $327,000 relates to operational grants. This has been offset by a below budget Fees and Charges. Some of this is timing and some issues in terms of getting some invoicing into the system as well but there are some areas that are down here today. Operational expenditure is $925,000 underspent with employee costs $901,000 under budget and materials and services $55,000 on the budget. Overall council's year-to-date operating position at October is $3.1 million above budget. Of this, $2.9 million of these funds are currently unconstrained and 2.5 coming from general Council top-up operations and. $4 $. Million or $400,000 from holiday parks and waste. This surplus will be utilised to offset the forecast deficit that we adopted at budget review 1 and will fund operations and emerging works during the remainder of this financial year. Capital revenues above budget with a receipt of grants for QRA and other programs and expenditure is also slightly above budget year-to-date due to timing of delivery. Council is currently holding $126 million in cash reserves with $40 million invested in term deposits. This position will degrade through to 30 June 2024 as business as usual operations occur and capital and grant programs including the QRA funded projects are delivered. Either within. For Councillors to note, while council's cash cover is currently equivalent to 13.8 months, if we removed externally restricted funds, which is grants, levies and developer contribution, this would reduce cash cover to 9.7 months and if they were to reduce in of restricted terms of restricted funds, which is disaster recovery provisions, fleet replacement and landfill provisions, that would reduce to $7.6 million. Would usually aim to three to six months' coverage, so we are above that, but also we need to take into account that we still need about $40 million to deliver our capital our program. There's a reason why we're holding so much cash. So with one third of the financial year complete council's financial performance continues. To be strong. Joe Jurisevic 02:24:22.152
There and go whoop I noticed that we have a grant. It probably wasn't a capital grant. It's $6.3 million. It probably wasn't expected. Can you just allude what the grants. Pauline 02:24:31.808
Many of the grants relate to the QRA disaster funding. So as the submissions are approved and come through, we get a bit of funding for those projects as well. Joe Jurisevic 02:24:42.140
That's all right. But given that we've received a significant amount of funding from QRA at this point, is it only 6.3? Is 6.3 the current balance? Pauline 02:24:51.816
6.3 Relates to this current financial year. So we've received funding in prior years as well, which obviously aren't what they did in this financial year. Okay, so it's stoned down timing as to what's in this fund. Yeah. We will be looking at addressing that in budget review too, to accommodate the funding for both a couple of pregnant women. The capital program and revenue. Joe Jurisevic 02:25:07.728
Or more with it was in the previous way. It just doesn't come into this program. Yeah. Hence the bank balance being where it is. Clare Stewart 02:25:14.513
Yeah. Paul, any more questions? I think you answered or you mentioned certainly there's such a high operating surplus ratio and high cash expense cover. Do you want to elaborate any more on Pauline 02:25:26.243
That? So because we are in the early stage of the year, we still have obviously quite a few months before the next round of rates. Operating profit is high at this time of year. It's particularly higher with interest revenue that we've been able to generate off of the cash flow. So that will degrade over time as we go through the year and as we hit through to 30 June it will come down quite a lot, which is generally the trend. Clare Stewart 02:25:48.024
What was the other one that you mentioned? The cash expense cover. The operating surplus ratio, sorry, we're at 30.3% now. Pauline 02:25:57.214
Yeah, so that relates to our operating profit incentive. As that comes time. Down that will reduce down. Yeah then and the cash expense cover but there is 12. So the cash cover is what we were talking about before in terms of it holding. We're calculating that on our pooled cash cover and it includes restricted Clare Stewart 02:26:09.429
Balances as well. I mean that looks really like it looks like a. Looks really, like it looks like we're over, being overly cautious but we're not really. No. The operating one is generally more of our timing in terms of where we are in the year and as we progress and deliver programs and operations. The cash cover also is similar in that regard but there is an over inflation at the moment. Thank you. Amelia Lorentson 02:26:33.179
In terms of risk that might impact council's operational performance, you haven't noted cyber attacks. Is there any reason? I would have, is my understanding. It's still right up the top as one of the risks. Do you want to go? Trent Grauf 02:26:52.378
Sure. Through the Chair, so obviously in addition to the risk at the end of the report, Council does have a strategic risk register and obviously below that we have operational risk in each of the business areas. So cyber risk is identified as one of our top strategic risks and that does identify obviously the impacts to a range of matters, both financial and non-financial from in terms of service delivery data etc I guess with what you see in the report here it focuses purely on financial operations and the risk of the risk around that but certainly from any cyber event that should anything serious occur to the operations of councils networks the impacts will be significant across the range of areas Amelia Lorentson 02:27:37.643
And what keeps you up at night other than your child Trent Grauf 02:27:40.965
Financially ooh, financially? From financially the last two years funny actually has been that the challenge of cost escalation on a capital works program maybe doing a lot of work I'm that I am structure services team over the last four months so it's not keeping me overnight this financial year and we're seeing that in terms of our year-to-date performance on our capital so that would be the biggest financial challenge we face this year the other one is the smoothing off as we come off the back end of the major capital works over this year and next um and our long-term forecasting of our cash and liquidity once we settle back into the au in 18 months time will be a big discussion Amelia Lorentson 02:28:25.197
Now that's interesting so once the works are done then it's the whole of life costs they've got to somehow be built into Trent Grauf 02:28:34.607
Whole of life costs but also our 10-year forecast for what future major works are in the pipeline. Joe Jurisevic 02:28:42.460
Okay, thank you. Following up from that question, we obviously had an impact of optus. On the organisation when they shut down for the day, how did that impact operations and was our business continuity plan able to be put into place and did it have an impact on council's operations? Trent Grauf 02:29:07.458
Sure, again Through the Chair, yes it did. Our main customer service phone line is noctus line, so obviously it had an impact. It had an impact primarily on our connectivity to our community and obviously through our BCP we ensured that we, the best we could, communicated out to the public through various media channels that we and had in terms of impacts the of service we were delivery. Able to do in terms of the impact in under one day's worth of interruption, I think your operation has accommodated quite Joe Jurisevic 02:29:40.278
Well. Does that cause us to maybe do a rethink on only having one service provider? Trent Grauf 02:29:46.902
One of the things we do every year is review our business continuity plans. Our audit committee requires us to ensure that all our BCPs are up to date. We are actually due for that piece of work on our IT BCP over the next few months, so it'll be a conversation we'll definitely. Incorporated too. Was happening here? Thank you. Brian Stockwell 02:30:05.982
Anything further questions? It might be more to the CEO, but I note both planning and building and development planning applications below budget. And that's sort of consistent with what we're seeing coming through with new applications and the delegate decisions that we look to be on a bit of a downward trend. There, and as of I think the CEO. CEA, because richard's not here. Have we got, are we looking at that, and are we looking at, are our timeframes coming down? Are we reallocating staff into areas where there's a bit of backlog, that sort of thing? Are we looking at how to respond to that? Pauline 02:30:46.252
Well, I was going to say, we have seen a decline obviously in VA, but we also are aware of several other developments out in the ether and whether they eventuate or not will impact where we end up. In terms of where we are for the current year, dare I say the development assessment area is actually quite underspent in some of the areas as well, so that kind of offsets that deficit in revenue. You wouldn't necessarily expect us to have a bottom line of financial, huge financial impact from the DA point of view, and same with building and plumbing. Brian Stockwell 02:31:15.152
There's more of, as I said, understand that there'll be swings and roundabouts, but have won't be, but we looked is there an opportunity now to make hay while the sun shines and try and get those timeframes back, try and get all those outstanding short-stay leading type issues, et cetera? Kim Rawlings 02:31:35.477
In terms of resourcing. Delivery. Come on. Yeah. Apologies, it's not in my area, it's richard's area, but you know, it's hard to let go of some things. I will say is it would be lovely to be in that space. But the reality is we're not there. Are vacancies in our planning department, and our files are currently at 50 files per planner. Now we usually work on 25 to 30 files per planner. So even though we've seen a dip in revenue, we haven't seen a dip in the workload yet. And so we. That's linked to not being able to fill positions. That's right. Which is driving a lot of. Employee cost variances. So we're not there yet. We haven't seen that flow on benefit, unfortunately. Point. Do we have from the Council? Building any questions Frank Wilkie 02:32:31.879
Thank you Mr Chan that leads on to a question I was going to ask about the 1.5 million underspend in staff vacancies. So, obviously, we're missing a few planners. But I mean, it's a question to the CEO. Is it possible to quantify in FTE terms the number of staff that we're down, which departments are particularly affected and what we're doing to mitigate this? Unidentified Speaker 02:32:59.476
I don't have the exact numbers. Pauline 02:33:02.717
I don't have FTE available to me but I do have the particular, I won't give you the amounts but I will tell you that it's development assessment, there are vacancies in civil ops, there's some couple in corporate services. Some of those are new positions that have yet to be finalised and recruited that were endorsed in the budget but there's certainly those particular areas and a couple in infrastructure as well that are driving that variance. Just in terms of your 1.5 million there are several positions being funded via labour hire which offsets that. Joe Jurisevic 02:33:39.916
Yep, 500,000 in temporary positions. Trent Grauf 02:33:42.767
Yes. If I remember my figures correctly. And Through the Chair, that also excludes where we might outsource to specialist positions where if we don't have the expertise in-house we're also outsourcing to a firm or a consultancy to a to health help provider. Fill the gap. Example might be where we've got a gap in our ICT manager and we need some strategic ICT support. In the interim we don't have the capacity, capability, cyber security and IT is a critical issue as we talked about. So we engage a CEO on demand to assist with that in the interim. Frank Wilkie 02:34:16.794
Do we have a compromise? Full complement of customer service staff? Trent Grauf 02:34:20.874
We'll I now. Have to take that one on notice, Councillor Wilkie. My understanding is we do. I'm not aware of significant vacancies in that area. Larry Sengstock 02:34:29.593
No, but there's no question, Councillor, that we're still on the hamster wheel. Unidentified Speaker 02:34:33.426
Yeah, thank you. As are many, employees. Absolutely. We're not alone. Frank Wilkie 02:34:40.034
We've slowed things down, but it's still, there is still movement. Larry Sengstock 02:34:42.557
There's still constant movement, so we're constantly dealing with that and trying to make sure we cover where we can. Unidentified Speaker 02:34:47.443
Any other questions for Councillor Wilkie? No, Joe Jurisevic 02:34:52.382
Thank you Mr Chair. Can any more you move from the floor? Can I move lower from here? Quick maintenance operating relation, Council of Stockwell. Councillor Stewart. And seconded by Councillor Stewart. Stockwell, don't do it. Any discussion, Councillors? Councillor Stewart? Councillor Wilkie, Frank Wilkie 02:35:05.802
Anything to add? Yeah, Yeah, you. I'll put mouth. It to the vote, all in favour? Thank you. Unidentified Speaker 02:35:14.258
Welcome back. Councillor Wilkie? Frank Wilkie 02:35:17.644
In favour? Joe Jurisevic 02:35:19.108
That's carried, unanimously. Thank you, guys. Thank you for all the hard work you do. Very, very well. We'll move on to item six, eleven. Unidentified Speaker 02:35:26.388
Noosa, Councillor, reporter, as I like to call it, the year in the view. There we go, second floor. I've been here a while, guys. I'm sorry. I can't imagine there's any. Joe Jurisevic 02:35:45.829
I can't imagine there's any confidence in you for this, Matt. Welcome to the table, our governance manager, Diana Stewart. Diana, would you like to some. To give us a bit of a summary of our annual report? Diana Stewart 02:35:58.667
Yes, not a problem. So, as you know, Councillors, each year, in accordance with section 182 of the local government regulations, Council must prepare an annual report. The purpose of the report in front of you today is to inform our community of council's activities and financial performance throughout the last financial year. There is, I note, there's a minimum standard of regulatory reporting that must be included within the report, primarily relating to accountability, governance and financial matters. As per previous years, Council has addressed that standard, as outlined in the. Legislative compliance section of the appendices at the back, if you're interested in having a look. However, as per previous years, we are about further increasing transparency and improving our reporting. So each year, Council goes above and beyond the minimum regulatory reporting standard by including additional information in our annual report. And as you will see this year, a substantial amount of new content has been included, ranging from outlining council's various roles and responsibilities with the community to showcasing our new values, our new corporate values. Procurement deliverables, and even our numerous completed infrastructure projects across our Shire have been highlighted. So each year, essentially, we continue to build on our stories so that we achieve greater transparency and alignment to the australasian reporting standard that we're aiming for. And finally, on a lighter note, I'd like to thank all the staff, stakeholders and teams that work with us to deliver this annual report, as it was certainly a team effort and hopefully a report that Council is proud to adopt. And finally, on that note, like to state that I have picked up one content error on page 224, which will be amended. We just missed the content. Missed the pages in that content schedule, but that will be definitely included by the time the final report is published. Joe Jurisevic 02:38:13.725
Thank you very much. No questions? We've got a mover. Council's still to have a seconder. Councillor Lorentson, would you like to speak to us? Clare Stewart 02:38:18.846
Well, I have a whole thing here. It is a delight to present out there. I won't read my message. I was reading the report. I was doing notes, not what this encompasses at all. But thank you, guy, because I know it's a huge amount of body of work and it really marries the big parts to the staff. Was five there is, I think when we counted, when I looked at it, there was 527 employees, so this is very much a team effort. We have 174 voluntary workers. You know, we've had the largest ever capital works program at 43 million. We've yielded a host of projects, although that has certainly. Completion Tewantin of the first phase of the. Tewantin bypass revitalisation of our bridges, rapunga lane bridge and Cooroy Belli Creek Road bridge. Completion of this parade upgrade, which is helping to realise our cycling and walking strategy objectives, dedicated bike expanded pathways. Completion of the $1.68 million Cooroy trail upgrade. Continued hazard reduction burns. Launched the continuation of our. World-class Firetech Connect program. They completed the Housing Strategy, the Corporate Plan, the library service. Which is, we've got a lot more of an outreach service. The Housing Strategy, as I said, was a huge one. Environmental, we have more land under conservation than ever before. And, I mean, I could go on and our waste is incredibly exciting. I'm having trouble reading all of this, so I want to continue on. But I think it's all there to be read, but thank you. And as I said, Larry, this is very much a team effort. I want to thank you too, Larry, for your leadership and standing in. You've been terrific. And to all the executive team. Absolutely. Any other Councillors? Amelia Lorentson 02:39:57.770
I'll speak to it just really quickly. You asked whether we would be proud to adopt the report. Absolutely, Diana. To me, the report speaks volumes. Of the people and the team in Council. It speaks of long hours, hard work, passion, sweat, blood, commitment to service and commitment to community. You know, local governments, not for the faint-hearted or thin-skinned. And I just would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge and thank your team and all the executive staff, Acting CEO. This is big business, but big great people to operate big business. So thank you. Tom Wegener 02:40:46.363
We have councillors just here and Fantastic work. It's nice to be a part of this incredible team. Councillor Wilkie? Frank Wilkie 02:40:57.483
Thank you Mr Chair. Every annual report makes for exhausting reading, reflecting on the achievements of each year. And this Council, which is a relatively small Council, is an incredibly ambitious is undertaken one in its undertakings. His and achieves so much every year. And as has already been said, that's down largely to the commitment and work ethic of the staff. So really, this is a tribute to them, really. So thank you, Diana. Thank you, Larry. Please pass on our thanks to the staff. Brian Stockwell 02:41:35.206
I've just got stopped on the page that said supporting our community highlights, and there's probably a lot we do that isn't controversial, isn't hard work, but is really meaningful. You know, start you saw at the bottom, you know, 33 over,000 members of our libraries, you know. 71 referrals, our community service department, 71 referrals for community usage such as home interest, housing, mental health, domestic and family violence. You know, we've looked at alliance grants with 15 different community groups and, you know, eight community 8 community halls. So these are all the things that happen that don't often get to this place in terms of debate, but which are really critical to achieving that cohesiveness and resilient community. I think that's really important to acknowledge that throughout our organisation, we have a whole lot of committed and valuable staff who really take the role of working with our community seriously, and I think it's one of the great strengths of this community is that the relationship between Council and our community groups and in that community more generally. Joe Jurisevic 02:42:43.024
Delighted mayor's I'm delighted to hear the Mayor excited about our waste, but as I say that I realise it probably doesn't sound right. That. I'm delighted in this and to all those that are no sayers of anything the Council undertakes, have a read of this document. Get an idea and an understanding of what actually goes on in this place. The amount the of amount of work that this organisation can do. Undertakes. I just shared the Noosa Shire quick facts, one page out of this and the amount of interest it got online and social media was incredible. Imagine what if they saw the other pages of information and data of what goes on in this organisation. So tremendous amount of work, a tremendous summary of a very challenging year. Another very challenging year. I commend, it as reading to everybody in our community to understand more thoroughly and more closely what your Council undertakes and the amount of effort that goes into that work. Want to acknowledge our Acting CEO, all the senior staff and all the staff across every element of Council that puts in day out for our community that this report clearly articulates that workload and that commitment to this community. I'd like to thank you all challenge that we the challenges that we present to you. And the professional way in which you bring those results back into the organisation. Nothing further, we'll go. Larry Sengstock 02:44:34.440
Just make one point? You can make, please do. The staff have done an amazing amount of work and you can see that. We need to thank everybody for their continued support of the organisation, of the community, of the work they do and their dedication also a massive amount of work just to pull this together when you look at the volume of work, that all has to get compiled into a reasonable document, so to do that, well done. On top of everything else she does. It's a team effort. Absolutely, we all have team efforts but this is a great thing that all comes together. We get all the finance stuff all comes in together, comes together in this one document that Rawlings are able to present. Clare Stewart 02:45:16.022
Well done. Diana please pass it on thanks to the 527 people who really um this report's all about it I'm going to have a few staff online that'll be watching. Unidentified Speaker 02:45:33.203
Fantastic. Amelia Lorentson 02:45:34.010
And can you call me younger me, Leo? Unidentified Speaker 02:45:36.008
I'm so I saw a young man and she she's young joked to me. I'm not so young. Not so but. Catherine Stewart, did you like your close? Joe Jurisevic 02:45:44.763
That was my that was your close? Yeah. Well done. I'll put the two of you to vote. All in favour? Thank you very much, thank you. We'll move on to the next item, which is we're coming up to a confidential session. Brian Stockwell 02:46:01.440
The next three items are confidential. I'll move that we go into a confidential session for the reasons outlined in the agenda. Addenda. I'll second it for the three items. Joe Jurisevic 02:46:17.566
Yes, item 7.1, 7.2, 7.3. The public is due at the section 245J3 on the Local Government Regulation for the purpose of discussing the three items. Thank you. That's it. Councillor is that Wilkie? I'm sure there'll be thousands of people waiting with bated breath. Just by the grace that's right. Back out? Yep. Thank you. We're back out of the conference session. Oh, no for item 7.1. The material processing option in murph. Councillor Stockwell, seconded a chance to skewer by Councillor Stewart. Any discussion, Councillors? No. In favour. Thank you, Councillor Wilkie. Carried unanimously. We move on to item 7.2. Moving on to item 7.2. I move it. Mountain shared roadway. Happy to second. Councillor Wilkie seconded Councillor Lorentson. Councillor Lorentson. Any discussion, Councillors? There's been no discussion. I'll put it to the vote. All in favour? Carried unanimously. We'll move on to item 7.3. Monastery flood recovery property acquisition. I'll move this one. I'll second it. Councillor Wilkie has seconded. I think we have a discussion for a minute. No discussion from me. I'll put it to the vote. All Councillors in favour? Thank you Councillor Wilkie. Carried unanimously. That is the final item on the agenda. That brings the meeting to a close at 4:01pm. Thank you all for your time. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Related Noosa Council Meetings
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