Deputations and public questions to council, each opening on what council's minutes record of it.
2024-04-18
Public question
Ordinary Meeting April 2024
Andrew Mccarthy
Heard at the meeting. Council's recording has these questions from 43:31; our transcript is below.
▶ Hear it — council's recording, from 43:31
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
Given Council election are now over, Mr Sengstock what actions have been undertaken, and/or what plans have the Council put in place to conduct a full community and stakeholder consultation on the Draft Noosa River Catchment Management Plan (NRCMP) so that Council can report back in July 2024 with a final and fully costed NRCMP in line with October 2023 procedural motion below?
Response from Director of Strategy and Environment
The new Council has only recently been sworn in, officers are working through a very comprehensive induction program with the Councillors across a wide range of issues and projects. The Noosa River Catchment Plan being one of those, the new Council is yet to consider the next steps for the NRCMP and will do this in the coming weeks.
Question 2
Is or would the Council consider a public forum as a part of the full Community Consultation process for the NRCMP?
Response from Director of Strategy and Environment
Council will consider all appropriate methods for consultation with all stakeholders as part of any further engagement on the NRCMP.
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Transcript of the recording
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43:31 Mayor Wilkie: We have submission of two questions to public question time from Andrew McCarthy. Mr McCarthy is not here today, so I see Larry will read out the questions on his behalf. The answers have been provided by our Director of Strategy and Environment, to be read by our Acting CEO, Larry Sengstock. Thank you, Larry. Thank you, Mr Mayor.
43:50 Speaker 1: Just before starting, I just want to make the point that there's, because these are questions and answers and we're not making any decisions, so there's no need for any conflict of interest declarations prior to me addressing these questions. Question one, given council elections are now, election are now over, Mr Sengstock, what actions have been undertaken and or what plans have the council put in place to conduct a full community and stakeholder consultation on the Noosa, of the draft Noosa River Catchment Management Plan so that council can report back in July of 2024 with a final and fully costed plan in line with October 2023's procedural motion. The answer there, as provided by our Director, is the new council has only recently been sworn in. Officers are working through a very complicated process. We have a comprehensive induction program with the councillors across a wide range of issues and projects. The Noosa River Catchment Plan being one of those, the new council has yet to consider the next steps for the plan and will do this in the coming weeks. Question two, is or would the council consider a public forum as part of the full community consultation process for the Noosa River Catchment Plan? The answer provided is council will consider all appropriate methods for consultation with all stakeholders as part of any further engagement on the Noosa River Catchment Management Plan.
45:14 Mayor Wilkie: Thank you. That brings us to the end of the agenda. The next ordinary meeting will be 5pm on Thursday 16th of May 2024. Congratulations councillors on the first ordinary formal meeting of the term. Normally this would have gone through the Planning and Environment Committee, the Services and Organisation Committee, the General Committee with the items of the planning and environment of significance or contention are discussed more fully before coming to this formal meeting where the decisions of the local government are made. So I declare the meeting closed at 10.46. Thank you for those in attendance and thank you councillors.
Also by Andrew Mccarthy