Deputations and public questions to council, each opening on what council's minutes record of it.
2025-03-20
Public question
Ordinary Meeting
Nick Cooke
Heard at the meeting. Council's recording has these questions from 17:06; our transcript is below.
▶ Hear it — council's recording, from 17:06
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
Why are new actions, like "Accommodation options for visitors" and "Investigate future commercial and industrial land for Pomona," being added to the final Place Plan in response to a single submission, such as one calling for "a world class 4 or 5-star enviro-resort similar to Kingfisher Bay Resort on K’gari," when those new actions haven't gone through the first two rounds of consultation and thus haven't gone through the community prioritisation and scrutiny phase?
Response from Kim Rawlings Director Strategy and Environment
As part of the community engagement council made a commitment to capture all suggested actions from the community throughout the process. Those actions that did not get identified as priority actions in the main sections of the Plan have been captured in Appendix B. These additional actions have been included in Appendix B. When the Place plan is to be reviewed all these Actions in appendix B will be presented back to the community to be re-tested and then be prioritised. These additional actions are not included in Part B as priority actions.
Question 2
Why is the 'Kin Kin Quarry' not explicitly identified or mentioned in the Place Plan, despite staff comments in Attachment 2, which were made in response to significant community feedback that the Plan had failed to capture the quarry situation impacting Pomona, and despite stating the Plan would be amended to "include references to Kin Kin Quarry"?
Response from Kim Rawlings Director Strategy and Environment
The Plan has been amended to reflect heavy vehicle movements including quarry trucks. Pages 12, 27 and 28 have references to this issue.
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Transcript of the recording
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17:06 Mayor Wilkie: The next application is from Nick Cook. Mr Cook is not in attendance, but has requested the CEO read out his questions, which will be answered by Kim Rawlings, Director of Strategy and Environment.
17:21 Speaker 4: Okay. From Mr Nick Cook. Question one. Why are new actions like accommodation options for visitors and investigate future commercial and industrial land for Pomona being added to the final place plan in response to a single submission, such as one calling for a world class four or five star enviro resort similar to Kingfisher Bay Resort on Garry, when those new actions haven't gone through the first two rounds of consultation and thus haven't gone through the community prioritisation and scrutiny phase? Mr Noonan. Thank you.
17:54 Director Rawlings: Thanks Nick. As part of the community engagement, council made a commitment to capture all suggested actions from the community throughout the process. Those actions that did not get identified as priority actions in the main sections of the plan have been captured in an appendix B. These additional actions have been included in an appendix B, and when the place plan is to be reviewed, all of these actions in appendix B will be presented back to the community to be retested and then be prioritised. These additional actions are not included in the main section of the plan part B as priority actions.
18:29 Speaker 4: Okay. Question two from Mr Cook. Why is the Kin Kin quarry not explicitly identified or mentioned in the place plan, despite staff comments in attachment two, which were made in response to significant community feedback that the plan had failed to capture the quarry situation impacting Pomona, and despite stating the plan would be amended to include reference points in the place plan? This is to Kin Kin quarry. Thank you, Kin.
18:55 Director Rawlings: Thanks, Nick. The plan has been amended to reflect heavy vehicle movements, including quarries, trucks. Pages 12, 27 and 28 have references to this issue.
19:05 Mayor Wilkie: Thank you.
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