Deputations and public questions to council, each opening on what council's minutes record of it.
2023-10-26
Public question
Ordinary Meeting October 2023
Julie Watson
Heard at the meeting. Council's recording has these questions from 29:19; our transcript is below.
▶ Hear it — council's recording, from 29:19
The feed timestamps the whole public question block rather than each speaker, so this starts at the top of that block.
What the minutes record
Question 1
What is the procedure if you go ahead with the conservation park over the river if a future council want to change the parameters that you set?
Response from Larry Sengstock, Acting Chief Executive Officer
Any council can consider the decisions of a previous council and revisit those decisions, policies and strategies adopted by that council.
In relation to the issue of the conservation park consideration, it is important firstly to understand this Council is not going ahead with a Conservation Park, this Council is considering a Noosa River Catchment Plan that includes an action to consider a Conservation Park. Consideration of a Conservation Park would be a lengthy and comprehensive process and requires number of steps including public consultation and a detailed feasibility assessment of natural, cultural and socio economic values of the river. If this were to proceed this process would take some time before any future Council considered going ahead with a Conservation Park over parts of the river.
Question 2
Who will compensate everyone that will lose income?
Response from Larry Sengstock, Acting Chief Executive Officer
As mentioned above a comprehensive assessment and consultation is required as part of any consideration of a Conservation Park over parts of the river
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Transcript of the recording
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29:19 Mayor Stewart: Now we have Ms. Julie Watson. Hello, Julie. Welcome. Hello.
29:29 Speaker 6: What is the procedure if you go ahead with the conservation area of the park over the river if a future council wants to change the parameters that you were setting? Yes. As this gentleman's just said, you said you are not going for taking off the motors and everything else. What happens if we vote you out and the next crew come in and you've already got this conservation happening? And can they then just quietly change without too much of a problem? Good question.
30:00 Mayor Stewart: Thanks, Julie. Yes. Mr. CEO.
30:02 Speaker 1: Certainly. Thank you. Any council can consider the decisions of a previous council and revisit those decisions, policies and strategies adopted by that council. In relation to the issue of conservation park consideration is important. Firstly, you understand this council is not going ahead with the conservation park. This council is considering a Noosa River catchment plan that includes an action to consider the conservation park. Consideration of a conservation park would be a lengthy and comprehensive process and requires a number of steps, including public consultation and a detailed feasibility assessment of natural, cultural and socio-economic values of the river. If this were to proceed, this process would take some time before any council, future council, considered going ahead with a conservation park over parts of the river.
30:54 Councillor Lorentson: Thank you. Thanks, Mr. CEO.
Others who spoke that day