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00:00:00 Mayor Stewart: Good evening everyone. I declare the meeting open. I would like to acknowledge that we are meeting on the traditional lands of the Kabi Kabi people and I pay my respects to the elders past, present and emerging. I know that everyone is in attendance. We have an apology from Councillor Finzel. Except for Councillor Finzel who has tendered her apology due to a family matter. I'm going to move a motion to suspend standing orders. I'll second that. Thank you Councillor Wilkie. I'm moving a motion to suspend standing orders. I believe Councillor Stockwell would like to address the table. Speaker 1: We just need to have a vote. I'll second that. All in favour? Deputy Mayor Stockwell: Yes. I rise with a sad motion to put before council and that is that I'd like the Noosa Council to express its sincere condolences on the passing of former Councillor Heather Melrose and to acknowledge Heather's significant contribution to the Noosa community.
00:01:00 Councillor Wilkie: I'll second that motion. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: So councillors, Heather was a councillor here from 91 to 97. And then he died. And then he died again from 2000 to 2004. Many will know that she was a very strong environmental activist. What you might not know is at the age of 8 and 9 she was winning piano and violin competitions against adults. By the time she was 16 she had offers of international scholarships to go to Oxford to play piano. And by the time she was 18 she was in the Queensland Symphony Orchestra. She was also the Ducks of her school at maths. And so when she retired to Noosa she bought a lovely house overlooking Woodland Drive overlooking Emu Swamp at Peregian. So Emu Swamp, for those who don't know, is the part of the Noosa National Park that was burnt last year.
00:02:00 And there was a proposal put in front to turn the National Park as we know it into a space theme park, commercial development and large housing estate. As we occasionally see. Like currently is in front of the Coor community. That's when she got active. So came here to retire like many. Had an accomplished career, a brilliant mind and started the battle against that space theme park. She then became a project officer with the Noosa Parks Association in greeting Noosa. And anyone who's enjoyed the park lands in Noosa Spit can thank Heather Melrose's organising ability because she was the one that chose all the trees, organised the landscape. And told us council at the time where to put everything. And then the community came along and planted all those trees. And it was in fact when she got into council she spent four years researching the TM Berkeley's to try and find the statutory loopholes.
00:03:00 And one of the biggest battles she fought was under the banner of Save Today Our Parkland. And I'm told that she would catch the Skinner bus maybe once, twice a week down to the arc lane. I just wanted to give you a little key point that you needed to be able to argue for the preservation of what is one of the most unusual high dune heats left in southeast Queensland. Because it is high, it's a dune, it overlooks the ocean and obviously there's not many of those left that haven't got houses on them. It was actually 26 years ago, probably to this weekend, that several hundred people lined David Lowe Way to protest against any development of the Marcus Hyde Unions. And that was all organised by Heather Melrose. I know the date because it's three weeks since my daughter's birthday on the weekend, and my daughter was three weeks old when she participated in her first protest.
00:04:00 In her time as a councillor, her diligence and her eye for detail was one of the driving forces behind a whole lot of things, and she was instrumental in that famous 1997 strategic plan. So, councillors, I think it is appropriate for us to honour Heather's contribution to this community. Our place in the world is a better place for her deciding to retire here and put her many skills and her commitment to this community for so many years. With a few moments of silence.
00:05:00 Thank you. Councillor Wilkie: I look, I think Councillor Stockwell has summed up Heather's contribution to the community very eloquently. I do recall being very impressed as a young journalist coming into this chamber and reporting on council meetings and being able to listen to Heather's debate. She was always very well researched. She had a great eye for detail, as Brian said. Her works have left Noosa in a better place than what she found it, that's something only we as councillors can aspire to, and most importantly, I always found her a very empathetic and kind person in her dealings with people, and she was one of the inspirations for me to enter local government and impressed on me the value of local government to its community. Thank you. And I hope she rests in peace.
00:06:00 Mayor Stewart: Thank you, Councillor Stockwell. Thank you, Councillor Lord. Speaker 1: Thank you. Mayor Stewart: All in favour? Thank you. I might move the motion to resume standing orders. Do I have a second? I'll second that. Thank you, Councillor Lord. All in favour? So we resume. The first item on the agenda is the confirmation of the minutes of the ordinary meeting held on the 16th of July. So I move it. Thank you. Do I have a second? Thank you, Councillor Wegener. All in favour? Thank you. There are no mayoral minutes. I believe there is one petition. Councillor Lorentson. Councillor Lorentson: I'm tabling a petition that's requesting council to apply for a moratorium to the rollout of 5G telecommunications infrastructure. Thank you. In the Noosa region, be it received and referred to the Chief Executive Officer to determine appropriate action. Thank you.
00:07:00 I'll second that. Mayor Stewart: Thank you, Councillor. All in favour? Thank you. Councillor Lorentson, do you want to speak to that motion? Yes. There are no notified motions, no presentations and no deputations. That brings us to item 8, which is the consideration of the committee recommendations. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. And the committee recommendations on page four of the agenda are items one through three will refer to the general committee. Item four is the development assessment fees and charges variations for the 1 January 2020 to 30 June 2020. Item five is the environment and sustainable development department update for the fourth quarter 2019-20. Do I have a mover? Thank you, Councillor Wegener. I'll second it. Thank you, Councillor Lorentson. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. All in favour? Thank you, unanimous. On page six, next are the services and organisation committee recommendations.
00:08:00 Item one is the appointment of the 2021 show holiday. Item two is a tender consideration plan, council facility design and construction. Item three, community services department update fourth quarter, 2019-20. Item four, corporate service development department update for the fourth quarter, 2019-20. Item five, Noosa Holiday Park update report to 30 June 2020. Item six, executive services development department update for the fourth quarter, 2019-20. Item seven, capital program delivery status 30 June 2020. Item eight, infrastructure services department update to the fourth quarter, 2019-20. All in favour of ESMA? Thank you. Unanimous. Next are the general committee recommendations
00:09:00 on page 9. The first that we look at is the development application for material change of use as a visitor accommodation. Type 3 at 500 slash 90 Beach Road, Mooson North Shore. I believe we have a potential conflict of interest declaration. Councillor Lorentson: I declare I have a perceived conflict of interest and I've decided to leave the meeting room for the debate and decision on this matter. Although I believe I can act impartially and in the public interest, I have upon reflection come to the decision that a reasonable man on the street would consider my long friendship with the applicant, although not close and personal, and his involvement in my election campaign, although not financial, and my children's friendship with the applicant's children as constituting a perceived conflict of interest. I thank the councillors for trusting me to be impartial and remain in the room and contribute to the debate in the general meeting. However, on reflection, I do not believe that
00:10:00 I have satisfied the reasonable man test and will therefore leave the room and not partake in the debate and will not vote on this matter. Thank you, Councillor Ashton. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: I'll move the recommendation of the general committee. I'll second it. Don't wish to speak to it. The debate's been had. Mayor Stewart: All in favour? All in favour. Speaker 1: I just want to make sure you don't call again. Mayor Stewart: Oh, I'm okay. Councillor Stewart. All councillors. Jurisdict, Wegener, Stockwell and Wilkie. Speaker 1: So who's the second on that one? Me. Joe. Thank you.
00:11:00 Councillor Wilkie: You've got me twice, Kat. Councillor Lorentson: Do you know who this is? Wendell. Councillor Wilkie: Me. I'm sorry. Mayor Stewart: Thank you. Item two on the agenda is, in regard to this, is the climate change response plan. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: Yeah, I wish to move a slightly amended motion on this. I wish to move that the council note the report by the principal strategic planner to the planning committee. The plan to improve the planning and environment committee meeting on the climate change response plan dated 11th of August 2020 and A, approve the project plan provided at attachment one, B, approve the community and stakeholder engagement plan provided at attachment two to the report with the addition of a further community engagement outcome to be listed in the aims of the plan as follows. And that is to read, to achieve greater council, community and industry commitment to the implementation of the plan as a result of meaningful collaboration during its development. And other such minor amendments as are determined appropriate by the project control group
00:12:00 to achieve this outcome. And C, to approve the updated climate emergency response plan PCG charter provided at attachment three to the report. Speaker 1: I'll see to that, Madam Chair. I do so, Councillor. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: We did discuss this at the general committee. I just believe that it's important on plans such as this that it is, as I've said, it's really a plan for both council and the community. There is no way that we can achieve any significant impact on the huge challenge of adapting and mitigating climate change locally unless in developing that plan we collaborate, we partner, and we build commitment to implementation of the plan. And to me, that is a key outcome and therefore should be listed in the plan.
00:13:00 Councillor Lorentson: In preparing for the impacts of climate change, we must respond and determine appropriate interventions to build resilience and mitigate risk. We must prioritise those threats that have a high priority of occurring in the foreseeable future. We must ensure that we have relevant and up-to-date data. We must engage with experts. And most importantly, as councillors, we must ensure that we have relevant and up-to-date data. We must collaborate with the community to find solutions. That is, partner with the public, especially those that are highly impacted in each aspect of the decision, including the development of alternatives and the identification of the preferred solution. This is critical. And finally, as a council, we must be careful not to overstep our role and responsibility to proactively plan and prepare for climate change.
00:14:00 We must be aware of the impact of climate change in order to discharge our duty of care, which requires us to make decisions in good faith and to exercise due diligence. I am happy to support council Brian Stockwell's amendment and recommendation to approve the climate change response plan. Mayor Stewart: Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Item 3, Planning and Environment Court Appeal, Number D102 of 2020, Refusal of Ancillary Dwelling Unit at 1-33 Gateway Drive, Noosaville. Item 4, Operational Plan Progress Report, 4th Quarter 2019-20. Item 5, Year in Review, 2019-20. Item 6, Budget Review 1 for the 2021 financial year. Item 7, Financial Performance Report, July 2020.
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00:15:00 Item 8, Client Management Actions Update. Item 9, Planning and Environment Court Appeal, Number D61 of 2018, Refusal of Application to Reconfigure a Lot, 1-4 Lots at 1-35 Lake River Drive, Noosaville. Would anyone like to speak to that? Councillor Wilkie: I'll move to General Committee Recommendations. Mayor Stewart: Thank you. I'll second that. Dawn Faye? Councillor Lorentson: Sorry, can I speak to item 9? Speaker 1: It's already gone past that. It's gone past it. We're actually, the recommendation, sorry, the resolution is currently before the Council is the adoption of all of the recommendations of the General Committee, except where they've otherwise been dealt with separately. And the two that have been dealt with separately are the, one is the application of the new North Shore and the climate change one. So this recommendation is to deal with all of those.
00:16:00 Councillor Lorentson: I just wanted an opportunity to speak to him on the line, I can't do that. The opportunity's passed. Speaker 1: I can't do that. The opportunity's passed. We've actually moved the resolution. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: If you were innovative you could talk about how you were adopting that recommendation and why you were adopting it. Speaker 1: But we've already had the vote. Councillor Wilkie: We've already had the vote. Speaker 1: The answer is no. You've got to get it when we're there. Mayor Stewart: Okay. We've already had the vote. Yep. So there are no reports direct to the ordinary meeting. There are no confidential items. There are no questions submitted for public question time. The next meeting will be held on Thursday the 17th of September at 5pm. Thank you. There are no more items on the agenda. I declare this meeting closed at 5.20.