Paul Noonan

12:41 Mayor Wilkie: The next application is from Paul Noonan. Mr Noonan is not in attendance but has requested the CEO read out the questions, which will be answered by Kim Rawlings, Director of Strategy and Environment. Mr Sawyer.

12:53 Speaker 4: Thank you, Mr Mayor. As I said, I'm reading this out on behalf of Paul Noonan. The subject is 62 Lake MacDonald Drive. We are committed to conduct roof and water tank cleaning at surrounding homes during and after site works as necessary. Is Council planning to undertake professional background data collection in the adjoining residential area and cemetery before site works start? Again, I'm reading on behalf of Paul Noonan. This would be a sensible step to inform project and health risk decision making in a range of scenarios. One, vibration monitors on homes and graves. Two, noise monitoring. Considering the 62 Lake MacDonald contaminants of concern. Three, dust monitoring. Both nuisance and respirable. PM10 and PM2.5 particulates. Number four is roof dust analysis. And five, rain water, tank water testing.

13:53 Director Rawlings: Thanks, Paul. Resident, worker and community safety are the highest priority in caring for residents who come out this work. Site remediation is highly regulated and will be overseen by our qualified and experienced specialist. With regards to vibration and noise monitoring, both vibration and noise monitoring is proposed to be undertaken by the principal remediation and construction contractor throughout the duration of the works. In accordance with the Department of Transport and Main Roads construction management specification for monitoring and control of noise and vibration to ensure the site's surrounding sensitive receptors are not adversely impacted upon. Sensitive receptors are not adversely impacted upon. Sensitive receptors include the site's surrounding residential properties along Dianella Court, Lake MacDonald Drive and Cowrie Street, as well as all assets and infrastructure, e.g. burial sites, buildings, located within the Cooroy Cemetery site. A dilapidation report will also be undertaken on the site surrounding infrastructure and sensitive receptors prior to the works commencing on site to capture background data of the existing infrastructure condition. With regards to dust, regarding dust monitoring, the environmental consultant confirms dust deposition from both natural and man-made sources would already affect some of the houses to some extent. The remediation works have been designed to minimise and manage dust.

15:10 The environmental consultant confirms it is common for dust to be monitored and council confirms dust monitoring will be included in the contract for this work and will be carried out for the duration of the project. Roof dust, roof gutter and rainwater tank testing and analysis are proposed to be carried out as part of the project on a subset of 10 houses adjoining the site. Background testing, pre-remediation works of roofs, gutters and rainwater tanks would be expected to detect some pre-existing toxins, likely at low and acceptable levels. Proposed roof dust, roof gutter and rainwater tank testing and analysis will be carried out before, during and after remediation of the site. Any roof gutter or rainwater tank testing would need to be undertaken with the approval of the homeowner resident and it would need to be agreed that the results of testing monitoring will be shared. A tender for remediation of civil and the civil works will soon be issued pending finalisation of the engineering drawings and associated documents.

16:08 Speaker 4: There is a second question. There is. So again from Mr Paul Noonan, in the same subject matter of 62 Lake McDonnell Drive. In his financial arrangement with Coastal Bay, does council have a penalty-free exit? If the cost to do remediation and operational site works to prepare the subdivision, including lot one, the Coastal Bay site, exceeds council estimates. We do not want to see council corner itself financially trying to make this all happen, given the range of potential unknowns that may increase project cost and decrease the project's economic viability. Again from Mr Noonan.

16:48 Director Rawlings: Thanks. Paul. The contract for sale between council and Coastal Bay for proposed lot one will be run on 62 Lake McDonnell Drive. Cooroy is based on the executed heads of agreement between council and Coastal Bay. The heads of agreement sets out a range of conditions, including clauses that protect council's interests.

17:04 Mayor Wilkie: Thank you.