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00:00:00 Mayor Stewart: Now, good evening. I declare the meeting open. I would like to acknowledge that we are meeting on traditional land of the Kabi Kabi people and I pay my respects to their elders past, present and emerging. I note that all councillors are in attendance and that due to the COVID situation, councillors are attending for final result meetings. Our acting CEO Larry Sengstock is attending in person. Of those attending, our executive team are also on and by. So, please. Just for Ian, can I have a hand up or on the hand up on the screen, please, for any questions or moves. So, can I have a move, please, for the confirmation of the auditing. I need a move, Clare. Thank you. Thank you, Councillor Finzel. Thank you, Councillor Wilkie. Seconded. All in favour? Aye. Any favour? Thank you. That's unanimous.
00:01:00 There are no mayoral minutes. Does anyone have any petitions? Speaker 3: I have a petition. Thank you, Councillor Lorentson. I have a petition that I have already given to the CEO. The petition is signed by 175 people and it requests that council ceases development of 32 Lumbee Street and then say it should take co-operative trees and landscape. And re-zone this block to open space recreation, environmental management be received and referred to the CEO to determine appropriate action. Mayor Stewart: I'll second it, Madam Chair. Okay. Thank you, Councillor Wilkie. All in favour? Aye. Carried unanimously. Do I have an aye from everyone else? Aye. Thank you. We'll move on to item five. There are no re-notified motions. There are no presentations. There are no deputies. That brings us to item eight on page four of the agenda, which is a consideration of the committee reports.
00:02:00 Firstly, we have the planning, environment and recommendations. Item one, Noosa Council carbon footprint report for the year 2020-2021. Item two, Noosa environment strategy implementation year two annual update. Item three, water planning, noosa shore. Item four, Noosa River Aptly monitoring staff. Item five was referred to the general committee. Item six was referred to the general committee. I have a mover and a seconder for adoption of the planning and environment procedure. Thank you. Thank you. Councillor Lorentson, do I have a seconder? Thank you. Thank you, Tom. All in favour? Speaker 2: Aye. Mayor Stewart: Chair Abbott. Councillor Jurisevic: Chair. Mayor Stewart: Thank you, John. Yes. Councillor Jurisevic: We're getting a strong amount of, I'm getting a lot of feedback. I'm wondering if it's not the, if we need to mute on the council chambers so that we're not getting a reverb or an echo.
00:03:00 Mayor Stewart: Can we try that, Larry? Yeah, I'm getting an echo here too, Joe. Can anybody ever run unless they're speaking, put their... Councillor Jurisevic: It's been muted now. It's much better. Thank you. Mayor Stewart: Okay, lovely. Thank you. We'll redo that. All in favour? Carried unanimously. Thank you. Any other members of the organisation committee recommendations? These are on page six of the agenda. Item one was referred to the general committee. Item two, VBRF grant application for Noosa District sports complex stage one. Item three, Holiday Parks fees and charges. Item four, Holiday Parks update report to 31st of December 2021. Item five, Capital Programme delivery status 33,000. 5, Capital Programme delivery status 35,000. 21st of December 2021, Item 6, Customer Service Operational Report 2021.
00:04:00 Can I have a seconder? Mayor. Thank you, Councillor Jurisevic. Seconder? Thank you, Councillor Wilkie. All in favour? Speaker 2: Aye. Aye. Mayor Stewart: Amelia? Yes. Thank you, Amelia. Got it. That is unanimous. Now to the general committee recommendations on page 8 of the agenda. Item 1, Planning Applications Decided by Delegated Authority for November and December 2021. We have some declarations for this item, and I'll do mine first so I can hand over the chair to Councillor Wilkie. I, Councillor Stewart, inform the meeting that I have a declarable conflict of interest in this matter in relation to the application by Ultraman Constructions in Item 31, MCU 20 slash 0150.1. I have a personal presentation. As a result of my conflict of interest, I will now leave the meeting room while the matter is considered and voted on. Mr CEO, I will turn off my camera and mute, so if you could please text me when to come
00:05:00 back into the meeting. Speaker 5: Can do. Mayor Stewart: Thank you. Speaker 4: Yes. Thank you, Mayor Stewart. Thank you. Councillor Finzel. Speaker 2: Yes, thank you. Arlinda, I can't read what's on the screen. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: Okay, hang on. Speaker 2: Are you able to enlarge that? Speaker 5: Yes. Can you see that now? Speaker 2: Thank you. I, Councillor Finzel, inform the meeting that I have a declarable conflict of interest in this matter in relation to the application by Ultraman Constructions in Item 31, MCU 20 0150.1. I will now leave the meeting room while the matter is considered and voted on.
00:06:00 I will mute my camera and volume and request the CEO to text me when it's time to re-enter the meeting. Thank you. Thank you, Councillor Finzel. Thank you. Councillor Stockwell. Speaker 4: You're on mute, Councillor Stockwell. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: I wish to be clear that I have described conflicts of interest in this matter as follows. Suncoast Building Approvals are identified as the applicant in number 26 for development application EXE 210035. I contracted Suncoast Building Approvals to undertake building servitation of my proposed residence in Boren, Portland. This process is currently under way. The total fees associated with completion of the servication and inspection rate of the unit is $5,904, which includes council funding and grant fees. As a result of my conflict of interest, I will now leave the meeting room while the matter
00:07:00 is considered and voted on. Speaker 4: Thank you, Councillor Stockwell. Right, Councillors, we have a resolution before us to approve this report on decisions made by delegated authority. Can we have a mover, please? So moved. Moved. Moved, Councillor Jurisevic. Seconded, Councillor Wegener. Do you wish to speak to the motion, Councillor Jurisevic? No, thank you. Are there any other Councillors? No. I'll put the motion. Those in favour? That's unanimous. It's carried. Mr CEO, could you inform the Councillors that they're welcome at the meeting, please? Speaker 5: Yes. Speaker 4: Thank you, Councillor Wegener. Thank you. Thank you. Mayor Stewart: That brings us to the end here. Item 2. The second report was referred from the PP to the General Committee, was dealt with in the confidential session of the General Committee, and therefore we cap report number 10 at the
00:08:00 meeting and needs recommendations. Speaker 4: Madam Mayor, can we have the chamber on mute, please, if possible? I'll just... Okay, thank you. Mayor Stewart: Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Item 3. 2021 delegations of authority and review. Item 4. 30 Toulambi Street, Noosa heads, described as lock 15 RP 129286, site investigation for social housing and memorandum of understanding with community housing provider. Item 5. MCU21-0162, application for a material change of use, community housing provider 1, 2 and Serf Museum, Food and Drink Outlet, Indoor Sport and Recreation, Offices at 3 Hilton Terrace, Tewantin. Item 6, Organisational Structure. Item 7, Representation on Council of Mayors Working Group.
00:09:00 Item 8, Financial Report January 2022. Item 9, Operational Plan Progress Report, 2nd Quarter 2021-22. Item 10, Confidential MCU21-0013 and OPW21-0031, Planning and Environment Court Appeal Number BD2677 of 2021, Refusal of an Application for Multiple Dwelling Units, 19 Units, Food and Drink Outlet, Indoor Sport and Recreation, Healthcare Service, Office and Operational Works at 3032 Doonella Street, Tewantin. Councillor Jurisevic? Councillor Jurisevic: Thank you Madam Chair. I, Councillor Jurisevic, declare I have a declarable conflict of interest in this matter as the matter is a planning application for a Dunlander Street property that is at least in part owned by Chris Bright, as I understand it. My family and I have had a close relationship with Chris and his family over the years and we have lived in Tewantin.
00:10:00 The nature of the relationship stems from my wife having worked for Chris' wife Kelly and in the same office where Chris' business is located. Kelly was also the treasurer of Sunshine Beach State High School, Clean Sea during my term as Clean Sea President. My wife and I attended Chris and Kelly's wedding as well as several social gatherings at each other's houses over the years of our children were close friends, attended the same playgroup and schools growing up. As a result of my conflict I will leave the meeting while the matter is considered and vote not. Mayor Stewart: Thank you Councillor Jurisevic. Speaker 4: I'll move the motion Madam Chair. Mayor Stewart: Thank you Councillor Wilkie. I'll second that. Okay, thank you Councillor Lorentson. All in favour? Aye. Thank you. That is unanimous. Thank you. Can Councillor Jurisevic come back into the room please? Speaker 3: Mr Senior would you let him know? Thank you. Mayor Stewart: Mr Joe. Can I have a mover and a second of the adoption of the general committee recommendations? Thank you Councillor Wilkie. Seconder? Thank you Councillor Finzel. All in favour?
00:11:00 Speaker 2: Aye. Mayor Stewart: Carried unanimously. We are now up to item 9 on page 29 of the agenda. We have no direct, nothing direct to the ordinary meeting. There are no confidential items. We have one submission to public question and answer. Just to remember that under our standing orders no debate is allowed on these questions. The application containing two questions is from Ms Brie Johnston. I believe Ms Johnston is online via Teams and is ready to read out her question. Good evening. Good evening Ms Johnston. Are you there? Yes. Great. Ms Johnston would you like to read question 1 for us? Speaker 1: Yes. No. Mr Councillor Clare Stewart. Now the Kin Kin Quarry is operational and the access for the quarry trucks to Kin Kin is via McKinnon Drive. This has now become a major safety issue as I have found it extremely unsafe as I have
00:12:00 been forced to share McKinnon Drive with the quarry trucks to access the disability school of Sunshine Butterfly. I, Brie Johnston, want to know what you as the Mayor of Noosa are prepared to do to make McKinnon Drive safe for people with disabilities and the general public now McKinnon Drive is used by quarry trucks. Mayor Stewart: Thank you Ms Johnston. Thank you very much for being with us and for your question. Our Director of Infrastructure Services, Larry Sengstock, will respond. Thank you Larry. Speaker 5: Thank you Madam Mayor and thanks Brie. Unfortunately in regards to this specific request we don't have a direct influence over it. However, the subject section of McKinnon Drive is now, is not managed by Noosa Council as it comes under the control of the Department of Transport and Main Roads, TMR. It is part of the major road network where higher traffic volumes and higher speed limits are supported. Registered vehicles, including the quarry trucks, are permitted to legally drive on
00:13:00 all roads across Queensland unless a section of road is specifically signed otherwise, such as a bridge with a road limit. Provided these trucks have a current registration they can legally travel on McKinnon Drive. All licensed motorists are required to drive to the prevailing road conditions and in accordance with the Queensland Road Rules. Council will refer this inquiry to TMR for their consideration however. Thank you. Mayor Stewart: Thank you Mr CEO. Brie, would you like to take the floor? The second question. Speaker 1: Mr councillors including councillors Millier, Loriston and Clare Stewart, what is the next steps, next step or steps that I, Brie Johnson, have to do in terms of having my extension of Lake Crozer bike and walking paths in Silverle Drive become a reality and have a safer option for the access to the disability school of Sunshine Butterflies and for the safer option for the general community?
00:14:00 Mayor Stewart: Thank you Brie for your question and Brie I will hand it over to our Director of Infrastructure Services again, Larry Sengstock, who will respond. Thank you Larry and IFM CEO. Speaker 5: Thank you, thank you Brie. Thank you, thank you Brie. The proposed shared path from Lake Cooroiva to Silverwood Drive was identified within the Noosa cycling and walking strategy and implementation plan under project ID 193B. The project was assessed against a criteria aimed at getting more people riding a bike or walking and achieving value for money. The criteria and scoring system was developed in consultation with the project reference group and later reviewed by the broader community through Council's Your Say community feedback. The proposed shared path from Lake Cooroiva to Silverwood Drive scored within the low range when compared to other projects. In order to undertake this project, Council would need to reallocate resources and funding
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00:15:00 from other projects which have scored higher in the prioritisation process or increased capital spend resulting in rate increases. The length of pathway required for this project is 1,673 metres long and would come at a significant cost to Council. Below the pathway would serve as a great link for residents of Silverwood Drive and Sunshine Butterflies. To Tewantin, it is expected that the project would result in less benefit to the community than through the delivery of other higher priority projects of shorter length. Council will reassess its priorities to deliver this project when more funds become available in the future. Thank you. Mayor Stewart: Thank you Mr CEO and thank you Brie very much for your questions. We really appreciate them and thank you for joining us online. That brings us to the end of our agenda. The next meeting will be held on Thursday the 17th of March 2022. I just wanted to take this opportunity to also thank Larry who has been our Acting CEO and sitting in the chair for the last three or four, three months.
00:16:00 Very much for his time and steadying in hand and all his support. This is the last, I believe, the last preliminary Council meeting for City Council. I want to thank him for all his help and support over the last couple of months. So thank you Larry. You will be missed. Speaker 5: My pleasure. My pleasure. Thank you. Speaker 1: Thank you Larry. Thank you Larry. Thank you Larry. We know where you live. Speaker 5: Yes, not going too far. Don't worry. Just downstairs. Mayor Stewart: Thank you Larry. So that is officially the end of our meeting. I declare it closed.