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00:00:00 Speaker 3: So that's under the residential design code. That's under Section 3.3. The first bullet point. And then on page 12, under the table where the text begins with comment, the first bullet point says there's a total of four bedrooms, which is correct. And then I've said incorrectly, one for the main dwelling, one for the secondary dwelling, and two for the proposed bed and breakfast. It's actually two for the main dwelling and one for the bed and breakfast. But notwithstanding, the same calculation would still apply. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: Okay. Do we have any questions, queries, or thoughts in relation to this matter? Councillor? Councillor Wegener: So the application for a change of use for a bed and breakfast, are there many other bed and breakfasts around there that I guess you know of that are operating without actual approvals? Oh, I'm not aware. Well, then of course you would be aware of that, would you?
00:01:00 No. I'm just wondering if this is a standard practice, you know, in that area where there's others that are similar. Speaker 3: I'm not specifically aware of any circumstances where we've had complaints about properties being used in that regard. Councillor Wegener: And then when you find out about it, you find out through a complaint, is that what you're saying? That's correct. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: Any other questions? Questions? We're coming off the move at the moment. Councillor Lorentson is in the back there. Speaker 5: Just a quick question. Has Council ever undertaken any sort of study into the difference between... Is there a bed and breakfast and a normal Airbnb-style visitor accommodation? And is there... Are bed and breakfast considered affordable form of accommodation? Speaker 3: Shall we?
00:02:00 Speaker 8: What sort of study, Councillor, do you think... Speaker 5: It would be just quite interesting. Someone letting out a room in their home while they're living in there, would that actually constitute... I'm not quite sure. I'm wondering whether... How do we sort of... When we get an application, is it considered as a form of short-term accommodation? Or should we be thinking a little bit more broadly? And is it an opportunity, perhaps, to provide affordable style accommodation? Speaker 8: I'm not aware of any studies that we've done, but I can certainly ask our strategic and economic development partners. Just to see if there's any work that we've done. I think short-term accommodation and HomePost are quite different offerings. Speaker 5: That's so right. Speaker 8: Yeah. With HomePost, obviously, the house is still available for the family. That's the whole point. And they're just renting out their spare room for accommodation.
00:03:00 But I'm not really aware of any studies that can come back and let you know. Thank you. Speaker 3: Can I... Maybe in response to that, I'm just not sure if I've interpreted the question correctly, but the provision is that for the bed and breakfast, people can't stay there for more than 14 nights. So in terms of it being an affordable form of accommodation, it's not a permanent form of accommodation. It is a short-term... There's a framework around how long that can be used for. So I suppose it's different if someone... There's a house for rent on the market and five different people that are friends or whatever choose to have a bedroom each. I suppose there's a sense of affordability about that, but this is certainly different from that scenario. Speaker 5: Okay. So is the opportunity then to extend that 14-day gap cap into three-month cap or something, and then there is consideration for it to be an essential worker or affordable housing style house?
00:04:00 Yeah. So I suppose that's a separate land use offering. Speaker 3: Well, and it is a provision of the scheme, so if the scheme gets reviewed from time to time, I suppose there is an opportunity to look at that, or maybe it's a separate land use that would need to be identified. Speaker 8: Home hosted is about visitor accommodation. If we're talking about affordable worker accommodation, you can do that now. You can rent your room out to somebody on a sort of permanent basis for a worker now. Wow. You don't need approval from council to do that. Okay. Councillor Wegener: Just to drill down on this, the high density residential zone code states home-based businesses allow for residents to operate discreet businesses which are compatible with high-density living and the residential character and amenity of the surrounding area. And so it seems to tick that box. And you mentioned that it does tick that box. That is correct. And so that the real issue is that it's not just the residential area. The real issue is that this, the car parking issue, and sometimes, but Karen Finzel brought this up, was that instead of a complaint coming in, it should actually be economic
00:05:00 development stepping in and actually taking a role in it as well, saying, well, how can we make this work for this person? And is that a consideration? I mean, car parking is a black and white situation, and you're suggesting refusal of this black and white. But is there any other way that your bicycles or some other type of vehicle could be brought in as a way for this to work for this person? Speaker 3: The challenge is that when you're bringing in visitors, you're bringing in across the whole spectrum of different type of people with different wants and needs. So while some people might be happy to commute on a scooter, I think you'll get a lot of people that will also come in and need a car. So that's what we're seeking for in this situation. It's not so much that you're seeking for the worst case scenario, but you need to have
00:06:00 an appreciation, I suppose, for the support. Councillor Wegener: It's frustrating that it basically- Deputy Mayor Stockwell: Can I just get you to, if you want to talk to the motion, move it? At the moment, you are trying to use questions as a form of debate. Councillor Wegener: Okay. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: You're exactly right. Councillor Wegener: I'll move the motion. And I'll second it. Okay. And I'll speak to the motion. It's a little bit frustrating that this is directly across the road from the transition or the transport center that's in the junction. It's just right there. And it would be very easy or make sense that people could arrive in Noosa Junction, end up at the transport depot where we want people to be. There's bicycle or working on bicycle strategies and walking strategies and all that there. It's almost like, yeah, come to Noosa, but leave your car at home, show up at the transit center, grab your surfboard and walk up the road to this bed and breakfast, and then walk to the beach, walk to, it's all there. You don't need a car anyway. So that's something that's probably more for economic development.
00:07:00 As we discussed, like this is a business plan that would work and bring that liveliness to the junction, which is just so vibrant right now. Yeah. Would anybody want to move to further discuss this? Or just let it go? General? Speaker 6: Well, firstly, can I just clarify that our conversation wasn't for a conversation around the issues raised, not specifically linked to this, what's before us today? Absolutely. Yeah. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: Yeah. I don't think it needs to go to do though. I don't think it needs to go to do though. I think it is black and white. I understand what you're saying in that there is desirability of the location for active and e-mobility solutions. I'd suggest that that's equally appealing to worker accommodations, which would be a use that could be used, that the one bedroom could be used for a boarder or a room share
00:08:00 arrangement, which would not require the additional space. I think it's premature to think that we can approve subject to, and it wouldn't be a reasonable and relevant condition to make it subject to no-car visitors, and it is a location where car parking is a premium. It's narrow streets and lots of car parking generated by the business centre. So, while I understand what you're saying, it would be great if we were in this position where the vast majority of our visitors did come without a vehicle and used the range of mobility solutions. But it's just not something that's feasible at the moment, by and by. Anyone else wish to speak? I've put the motion. Actually, you didn't ask me to close.
00:09:00 I didn't ask you to close. You're right. Thank you for pulling me up. Would you like to close? Speaker 4: I think the motion has been put by the councillor, so I thought you could say I put the motion. Yeah, but I'll retract. You are the chair. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: I'll retract because I didn't, you know. Councillor Wegener: Obviously, there's something that seems to be very grey here, and grey in the wrong. This seems to be something where we want to go with our walking and bicycle strategy to where people can come in and not worry about a car park. That's not a necessity where it's assumed that they're going to come without a car, and that should be something I think we should look into and knock this one on the head for not having a car park when it's 100 metres from the transit centre. I'll close on that. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: Now, all in favour of the motion, let's hear no's.
00:10:00 Thank you. We'll move on to item two, which is material change of use for planning environment court appeal. A minor change in development approval for retail business type 5 vehicle uses. Retail business type 2 shop and operational work was signed at 5250 Bordnary Street, Noosaville. Who would like to outline this report to us? Speaker 3: You might be aware this is a matter that was recently presented to council, a change in application to an existing approval for the service station on the corner of Mary Street and Rear Street. Um, the... applicant had made a, there was a recent application, sorry, to increase the amount of signage on the premise and also to change the hours from 5am commencement to 4am commencement. Um, neither of those items were supported, um, and subsequent to that we've now received an appeal. And that, uh, the report recommends that council, uh, agree to defend the appeal.
00:11:00 Speaker 8: Um, let's clarify that the coordinator prepared this report. I didn't do this one while I was on holiday, I'm not that dedicated, sorry. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: Okay, so does anyone have any questions or clarifications as far as the procedural matter? Councillor Wegener: Yes, question? Um, we know we have the signage rules, um, what are the rules concerning opening and closing times that, that will be, what is the rule that's going to be on appeal, um, concerning the opening at 4am? Speaker 3: Um, I don't have the signage. I don't have the scheme in front of me, obviously, but, um, the... Speaker 8: What's the condition? Speaker 3: The, the condition requires them to not open before 5am and they want to go to 4am. Now, we allowed 5am on the basis that that was what the existing service station had been operating, um, the hours that they had been operating, which is, my understanding, is earlier than what the scheme would allow
00:12:00 if the new use was being introduced to the site, because it is adjoining a residential property, um, and I believe it would be required to commence either 6 or 7am. So they were already, um, starting earlier than what the scheme allows. Councillor Wegener: Okay, so the, the planning scheme addresses that, yeah? Yeah. That's right, yeah. Okay. Speaker 6: Just, hi, good morning. Thank you for the report. Just a question. Wasn't there, from memory, a glitch about this? There was something in the planning scheme that it should have been done differently? Speaker 3: Well, when the original application was approved, advertising signage was included under the 2006 scheme. Mm. The local law has come in and the new scheme does not include advertising devices, so we've said that the correct application should have been through the local law application process. Signage. Speaker 6: Okay. So, do you think that'll stand? Well, obviously, we've made the recommendation, we're going to court then, we don't see that'll be an issue. Speaker 8: Um. That's something we'll raise with our solicitors. Mm. And I imagine we'll, um, address that through early correspondence, moving on.
00:13:00 Um, obviously, there's the whole process with appeals and going through mediation and allowing those sorts of discussions, so the applicant will have that opportunity if they wish to change their application. Okay. Thank you. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: I'll move it to Councillor Wegener, anyone who wants to take it? Councillor Stewart, would you like to talk to it? Councillor Wegener: Well, it's, I think that when it comes to the signage, it's, it's, this is clear, it's black and white, and how many signs do you need to know that it's a BP? You know, you see the color alone lets you know that it's a BP petrol station, do you actually need that many signs lighting up, you know, the, the entire Everglades inside of the mangrove swamps? So, yeah, it's pretty clear. Totally in favor of, of supporting the assembly election. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: Anyone else wish to speak? No? Would you like to close? No. All in favor? Aye. That's unanimous.
00:14:00 We move on to item three, which is a, um, reconfiguration, a reconfiguration of a lot. Um, for, um, one lot into eight lots at 60 Glenridge Drive, Cooroy. So this has been requested to go to the General Committee, but we have got Nadine Gorton here with us, so we would like to just outline it so that, uh, if there are any questions or requests for further information to the General Committee, we can deal with them now. Speaker 2: Okay, thank you. Um, this application for eight lots was referred and considered at, uh, the General Committee meeting in April, uh, mainly due to the flooding issues that affect the site, but also, um, bushfire and access was raised, um, as well. A preliminary, uh, approval was recommended by staff, and the applicant has come back and addressed several of those, um, requirements as outlined in the report, um, on page section two, uh, section two on the proposal on page 37.
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00:15:00 There's an outline of the changes that have been made to the preliminary approval that was requested to be, uh, that was conditioned as part of the recommendation, um, and so basically they have revised the application, uh, there were original concerns with the lot layout, um, and unfortunately, I don't know if you want to, I didn't include the original lot layout. I don't know if you're interested in seeing that. No? Okay. So, there was a issue with one of the lots, uh, in the northern portion of the site. The house site wasn't considered appropriate. The applicant has now, uh, rearranged the site and, uh, relocated that house site to a different area. They were also required to provide an additional house site, uh, flood free house site for lot eight, which they've now done. One of the other requirements was to include the area of, um, koala mapped vegetation along McKinnon Drive in one lot, which they have done. Uh, they also approached, one of the other requirements was an access to, uh, an emergency
00:16:00 access to McKinnon Drive. Unfortunately, they've approached the state and the state government has come back and, uh, basically said they won't support an emergency access to McKinnon Drive. So, um, that, uh, they did, uh, provide an access, which they've now, um, withdrawn. Um. One of the other requirements was, uh, they have changed also the bushfire management plan and have no gates now, uh, in the fire access around the lots. The other thing they, uh, they haven't done was there was a request to raise the road, um, but they've kept it at the 10% AEP, which is consistent with the planning scheme requirements. Speaker 6: Okay. Anybody further questions? Yeah. I just have a question then, but thank you for the report, um, with regards to the vegetation that they put in was going to have a higher growth, but because of, like, the recommendations or the changes they agreed to put the lower growth of trees in, have they reverted back
00:17:00 to that? Speaker 2: They've changed the, uh, the bushfire report, um, has, it, it, it always required, um, clear, uh, maintaining a cleared area next to the houses, um, the access road, the fire break. Mm-hmm. Um, which had, the access road had a, a detailed, uh, range of vegetation communities. That's basically been retained. Yeah. The issue that they've changed is there was a lot more, uh, vegetation to be, uh, area of the site to be revegetated. Mm-hmm. Speaker 6: Yes. Speaker 2: That has been reduced with the new proposal, but that was beyond the map triperion, um, um, offers that were indicated in the planning scheme anyway, so there's still a significant portion of the site that's to be revegetated. Yeah. Speaker 6: Okay. Thank you. And then I've just got a question, um, relating to, on page 36, number C, uh, the request for the CEA to investigate the impacts of flooding as part of the Preparation and Local Disaster Management Plan.
00:18:00 Is there a timeframe for that and how will that then come, like, speak to the whole of the plan around flooding issues moving forward in the Shire? Speaker 2: Uh, no, I haven't put a, a, a timeframe on that. Um, I suppose it's something to refer to the CEO. Speaker 4: Thank you. Um, Councillor Finzel, we'll be looking at, uh, from a holistic basis for all, all of our flooding there. But, uh, if, um, it's something that you'd like to have accelerated, I'm very happy to be able to do that as part of your consideration. Speaker 6: Mm. Mm. Well, I think it's important given the, uh, you know, the recent planning events and what we've been having that I think we need to get onto this and, um, have these issues. Is that the plan moving forward, that we're going to look at these flooding issues not only here across the Shire? Uh, absolutely. Or local management? Speaker 4: Um, there's, there, there's a lot of work to be done. We, we have, um, already a very high level of flooding, I think, but the recent events, um, has shown that, um, things have changed and, um, we, we do need to be able to review those. So we have our resources that are working on, on that already within disaster management.
00:19:00 But in this particular case, if you'd like that looked at earlier, I'm happy to be able to assist. Speaker 6: Mm. Okay. Thank you. And do you... Deputy Mayor Stockwell: We're still dealing with the Mark Bain proposal, Councillor. Speaker 6: Yeah. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: Oh. Can, did you note that Amelia left the room at the beginning of this? I didn't notice. Mm. Don't you have the conflict, so... Yep. Just note it down. Speaker 6: So just a question then, do you think that this will need to be prioritised or is this will be just part of the whole review of council? Speaker 4: We can prioritise this if that's the request, Councillor Finzel, we can prioritise this. But we are doing a broader review across the entire council local government area to be able to review our plan that way. Speaker 6: Okay, well I think I'll leave it up to the discretion of you and the staff to work that out. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Councillor Wegener: Thanks. Councillor Wegener, in terms of water flow, seeing that they're basically building an island where the water used to flow, so they're building an island,
00:20:00 how will that affect the water flow both to the properties upstream, whether the water will not move as quickly through that property, will it pile up upstream, or will it affect it? How will that affect the downstream flow as well? Obviously, you looked at that, maybe that's too big of a question, but. Speaker 2: Oh no, the engineering reports address that, and as part of the information request, they did have to provide further information, because there were initial concerns about culverts creating exactly what you're saying, backing up that upper level catchment. But they've increased the size of the culverts to maintain that water flow and make sure that there's no impact on surrounding properties. So the catchment sort of extends up here. So it's not a huge catchment. It's not a huge catchment either, and so, yeah, this doesn't affect those flows. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: So as far as the concept of islands are concerned, the filling is only, it's above the minimum.
00:21:00 Oh, correct. By the scheme, but it's to get them above the maximum probability. So if it's over a 1% AEP, a more extreme event, is where that mounding can come in. And by the time we're there, it's likely that the model would have shown that the smaller amount of fill would have absolutely no effect anywhere else. Yes. Speaker 8: Thank you. Speaker 6: It's okay. Yeah. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: I'd like to move that the matter be referred. Speaker 6: Oh, it's not fair. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: Yes, Councillor Jurisevic's request to go to the general meeting be referred to the general committee due to the significance of the issue. Councillor Stewart, the second of Councillor Finzel, all in favour? Thanks to them. It's all good now. Thanks to them. See you next time. Next item is for a material change of use for undefined use, motorcycle and scooter sales and repairs situated at 16 Green Street, Noosaville.
00:22:00 Can you give us an update on that? Speaker 7: Sure. So the application seeks approval for a material change of use for motorcycle sales and repair, which is considered an undefined use, as the business model is not separately defined within Noosa Plan. The application was previously debated by Council in December last year, where it included a caretaker accommodation component. The report recommended refusal of the caretaker accommodation. At that time, the applicant stopped the current period before the application could be decided. The applicant since removed the caretaker's component from the application. So before us, while the motorcycle repair component is consistent within the industrial zone, the extent of the retail component is generally not intended for the area. The business model basically, it operates in, the retail component operates in conjunction with the retail component.
00:23:00 And it's considered, it does not compromise the surrounding industrial area, and therefore it's recommended for approval. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: Thank you, Lisa. Do we have questions or questions? Councillor Wegener: Well, I really enjoy this, because these committee meetings here, because I do get to ask questions and so forth. There's a comment on page 53. As per strategic outcome 3.35 , smart, innovative, and sustainable businesses and industries, which are a response to changing market conditions, are supported. So this is actually, you know, looking at what is supported by the economic development and the town plan. And it seems, so this, earlier we were talking about just black and white.
00:24:00 Where this is saying, well, the town plan also supports this sort of industry, this sort of innovation, this sort of going forward. And I wanted to bring that up, because I think this is going to be a theme that I brought up when the town plan was, when we voted on that. Which is they would like, you know, really want to look at industrial uses and industrial land, and how that they're showing us what's happening. So, Councillor Wegener. Yes. That would be some speaking to the motion. You basically are. So. Would you like to move the motion? Deputy Mayor Stockwell: Yes. I'll move the motion. I'll stick in it. Moved by Councillor Wegener, seconded by Councillor Stewart. And now, would you like to speak to the motion? Yeah. You could ask a question now, just to be reversed, you know. Councillor Wegener: And this further says that the sales component of the business supports the function of the repair use, while it's not ancillary or subordinate, it does not compromise the future use of the premise of industrial activities, and is intended to operate with the existing building and confines of the premises.
00:25:00 So, it's complementary to that, to the repair shop. It's not ancillary. Again, to ask the question, what is the difference between complementary and ancillary? Speaker 7: It comes down to the extent of the floor area. So, the floor area is about 130 square meters, whereas for the retail component, the industrial component is 180. So, we couldn't consider it as ancillary, but complementary to the industrial use. Yeah. Councillor Wegener: And even though it may not conform to the plan strictly, because there is such a large retail park component, it's still okay? You're letting it go through the construction process? We're letting it go through. We're recommending approval because of what I read earlier, that our plan supports it, our economic plan supports it. Speaker 8: It's really the best location for a motorbike repair place and shop.
00:26:00 We don't really want to see them in our main streets of Tewantin or the junction. This is really the appropriate location. And having that industrial component, which is the repair, obviously fits very well with the industrial component. And the shop component is just really complementary to that. Yeah. Councillor Wegener: Just let it be noted that I like complementary versus ancillary, because complementary seems to say you can have a lot more floor space and a lot more retail. Speaker 8: Yeah. Well, the definition of ancillary includes subordinate, so you couldn't say that it's subordinate, given the floor and the scale of it. Yeah. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: Okay. Thank you. Anyone else wish to speak? No. I'll speak. I think it's a good use as well. And I think the explanation that while it might be a use that could go into our business
00:27:00 centres, it's not one that we would really like to see there, because in fact, unless you're like me and you're not looking at students and motorbikes, it's not terribly attractive in terms of our streetscape. This business is one that, in the early 2000s, contributed to actually a little strategy and plan to try and increase the use of scooters in Noosa. And I know when I first got into council, again, in 2016, I identified that we should really try and make Noosa the scooter capital of Australia, because it is part of the solution. We know that when we changed parking restrictions on Hastings Street, that a lot of the hospitality workers bought a scooter to get to work. And that's the sort of thing. That's the sort of thing that this supports. And while I don't have a conflict, I will let you know that I did buy my own scooter from there. I didn't get my bike serviced. I can't believe that doesn't constitute a conflict under the Act. So, yeah, I just think it's good. It is something, a business that's growing as a result of demand for less polluting forms
00:28:00 of transport. And therefore, I'm happy to support the flexibility that staff have recommended. Okay. Okay. Anyone else? Anybody else? You ready to close? Councillor Wegener: I'll close. So, I'm very excited about the language here. You can say the last thing I'll read is Noosa's strategic outcomes and the proposed use of the premises supports positive business outcomes that are aligned with Noosa's strategic outcomes and represents new enterprises and new ways of doing business. Like, boom. Supporting. Supporting. But obviously swinging back to the Noosa Junction situation that I was just talking about, you know, here's the strategy is being, is in the language of supporting this particular business where I'd love to see this strategy sort of leak over into perhaps the parking spaces in the junction.
00:29:00 You know, do you get what I'm saying? We're looking at strategic outcomes and new ways of doing business. And I love that that's being supported like you just said. That's it. Thank you. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: I'll put the motion. Those in favour? That's unanimous. The next item is climate change response grants. Thank you. And I need to declare a prescribed conflict of interest. So I inform you that I have prescribed conflict of interest in this matter in relation to proposed funding allocation to the Noosalite Football Club. I am the current president of Noosalite Football Club and will be responsible for the grant applications currently being brought to Council as a result of my conflicts. I will now leave the meeting room while the matter is considered and voted on. Thank you, Chair. Speaker 4: Good morning. Hi. Who would like a solution? Speaker 6: I nominate Councillor Finzel to be appointed as Acting Chairperson.
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00:30:00 Speaker 4: Do we have a seconder to that nomination? I'll take that. Councillor Wegener second. Councillor Finzel, would you like to take one favour? Speaker 6: Yes. Speaker 4: Thank you. Thank you, Councillor. Speaker 6: Okay. So before us today we've got the Environment Grants Round 17 on page 62 of 83. And welcome to the table. Good morning. Good morning. Thank you for your report. It is a good report and very comprehensive. Councillor Wegener: Actually, aren't we up there? Sorry, it's page 56. Speaker 6: Isn't it 62? Grants Round? And what are we up to? Grants Round. Speaker 4: Item 5. Speaker 6: Oh, I got ahead of myself. Which page is it? Item 5. Page 56. Page 56. Sorry. Thank you. I got ahead of myself. Getting excited. Okay. So we are on page 56. Item 5. Climate Change Response Grants 2022-23 Round 1. We've got with us here today Carbon Reduction Officer Anne Nolan.
00:31:00 Can you please give us an overview, Anne, of the report? Sure. Speaker 1: Good morning, everybody. Good morning. Yes. As a result of the ordinary meeting on the 16th of December, it was requested that the climate change grants guidelines were revised, and so they were, in accordance with the request to look at that they fitted with the requirements of the climate change response plan, and also that we had an assessment criteria that looked at a number of things in terms of, you know, that they actually had good value for money, that they provided emissions reductions or adaptation outcomes as well. So as a result of that, those grants guidelines were revised, and a new round of grants were advertised, and they were advertised along with the climate, sorry, the community grants and the environment grants, and were open from the 16th of Feb to the 6th of April.
00:32:00 As a result of those, we advertised in the News Today and the newsletters, et cetera. We actually received, under the climate change response grants, we actually received three grant applications, and there was also a grant under the environment category that we deemed was more appropriate to be assessed and fall under the climate change response grants. So as a result, there was a total of four grants that we actually assessed. In accordance with those guidelines. So those applications were assessed by the relevant staff. Any conflicts of interest in terms of helping the applicants were acknowledged during that assessment process. And so a number of staff came together for mediation and looked at those grants. So as a result, would you like me to go through each one of those grants, applications?
00:33:00 Sure. Thank you. So the first one, the applicant was Zero Emissions Noosa, and they had a project for solar dashboards at the Peregian Hub and the community house. So whilst we thought this was a fantastic idea and a project, we thought that it was more appropriate to actually be funded as part of the capital project work that's happening at the digital hub overall, that's actually going to look at putting more solar and batteries, et cetera, on this overall project. So we didn't actually recommend funding for this particular project under this grant. However, the dashboards will be incorporated into the upcoming capital works at that precinct. The next applicant was from Zero Emissions Noosa Inc again, and that was for solar for strata stage two. So in the previous round of grants, Zen Inc applied and was successful for identifying
00:34:00 eight strata. So that project was to identify the eight, and then what this stage two is to do is to actually work through the learnings of that and actually make them available through online resources, et cetera, so that they're open to all strata bodies across the country. So it's going to be an open access platform across Noosa and potentially overall as well. It will be an open access platform. So they requested $10,000 for that project, and we recommended that that be fully funded. The Noosa Environmental Education Hub applied for a grant for the Noosa Youth Climate Summit. And again, this was building on the climate summit that was held last year, that was very, very successful. And engaged numerous youth across the board, across Noosa to understand climate change.
00:35:00 And these kids really stepped up to the plate, as I think was evident by the presentation that they gave to council. So the total cost of the project is $16,750, and they've requested $7,250 from council, and we've recommended that this be fully funded. The next one is from the Noosa Lions Football Club, and that is to put on 29 kilowatts of solar. And they have requested $14,977 from council, which is half of the total project cost, which is half of the infrastructure upgrade. This is a really terrific project and excellent value for money to get a solar system on a community building for basically 50% of the price. Thank you. And what we have put in there as a result of engaging with our property division, a
00:36:00 whole series of special conditions that are listed on the report, which I won't go through. But we actually have recommended full funding for that project as they requested on that as well. Speaker 6: Thank you. Is there any questions, councils? Yes, council, Tom. Councillor Wegener: So is there money left over in the $50,000? Speaker 1: Yes, there is, Tom. Yeah. Councillor Wegener: Thank you. When will the next round of applications be open? Speaker 1: That will be, I think it's in August, I think. Speaker 6: That's not wrong. It's not that money just rolls over. It rolls over, yes, for the next round. Councillor Amelia, thank you. Speaker 5: In regards to the Noosa Lions Football Club, their solar system, we're funding half of it. Who owns the solar panels? If the lease is to expire and they exit the premises, who owns the solar panels? Do they take the panels with them?
00:37:00 Speaker 1: No. As per usual, in terms of council leases, any assets that are put on council land are retained by council. Speaker 5: Fantastic. My other question is that councillors had the opportunity just recently to attend a Vis 2.0 seminar, which I cannot see needs praises enough. Looking at the criteria, the new criteria that's been set for the climate response plan, there's a total... Yeah. Synergy with that seminar and the criteria that's requested. Will there be another opportunity, Annie, to run that style of seminar and invite perhaps those businesses that didn't meet the criteria and give them the opportunity to learn how to? So, I know that was a funded... They actually made an application. They made an application for funding and zen.
00:38:00 Speaker 1: Are we talking about the Vis 2.0 one? The Vis 2.0 one. Yeah. That was actually run as a council function, that one. And so, there was a lot of collaboration between the various stakeholders, including Zen Inc. But that wasn't actually part of this ground round at all to run that. Speaker 5: Will there be an opportunity to run a similar style? Speaker 1: Certainly. Certainly. In the guidelines, it actually does look at infrastructure and events so that when there are applications that come up to run events similar to that or something different, they're assessed on the merits under the criteria as well. Interesting. Thank you. Speaker 6: Just a question. How are the projects rated? Is there a... Speaker 1: Yeah. Sure. So, actually, in the report, there is actually the rating that we put in there. So, we... Yeah. We looked at the likelihood of success, and we multiplied that by a score of out of 10. And that was with a rating of 30%. We had the magnitude of the impact of the project, which was 40%.
00:39:00 And then, depending on whether it was an adaptation or a mitigation, we also looked at scoring for its value for money as well. And then, they were actually assessed. But all of those projects that were... Yeah. That were applied for were basically funded with the exception of that one that we're going to pick up under another funding source. Speaker 6: Okay. So, there was no one that got scored high in the process that missed out on funding? No. Okay. Thank you. Councillor Wegener: You said there were just three applications? Speaker 1: There were three... There were four applications in total, three under the initial Climate Change Response Grants, and the one under the Environment, which was deemed more appropriate under the Climate Change Response Grants. Okay. And the other one that we picked up under the Capital Works? And the other one... Yes, the dashboards one. Yes. We thought that was more appropriate. We also have had experience in putting in these dashboards, such as the one that I think some people might have seen at the J, that's already showing the solar dashboard and what
00:40:00 it's producing and what we're using, et cetera. Speaker 6: Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Is there any further questions? Speaker 8: No, thank you, Councillor. Speaker 6: Has this been asked to be moved forward at all? No. The next one. No, I'm sorry. I'll move on a second. Okay. So, who'd like to move the... Councillor Wegener: I'll let Tom. Speaker 6: I'll second it. Thank you. So, moved by Councillor Tom, seconded by Mayor Clare. Does anyone want to speak? No. Speaker 8: Thank you. Speaker 6: Thank you. Thank you very much. Speaker 8: Thank you. All in favour? Speaker 6: So, that's all in favour. That's carried. That's carried. Thank you. Speaker 8: Thank you, Madam Chair. You're welcome. Thanks, Annie. Thank you. The next one.
00:41:00 Can we just... I just need to get sure... Make sure Sean's online properly. So, I just need... Deputy Mayor Stockwell: Well, we'll defer. Sorry. Sorry. This is... Yeah. Yeah. So, we've moved on to item five... Item six, which is the environmental grants. We do have our manager, Sean Walsh, online. However, this matter... I've actually requested to go to the general committee to let us consider more about the implications of potential draft budgets and what might be coming in from the community and go to suggestions of expenditure. It's probably a bit cumbersome to ask Sean to report via... It's probably a bit cumbersome to ask Sean to report via MS Teams. So, if everyone's happy, we'll just go straight to the referral motion. Yeah. Do I have to leave the room for this? Yeah. Oh. Councillor... If it's only being referred, you don't have to leave. Okay. So, I'll move that the Planning Environment Committee and item six be referred to the general committee for further consideration. I'll second. Seconded by Councillor Finzel. And all in favour?
00:42:00 No voting. That was three votes to the Councillor Wignaud. Thank you. Not voting. Speaker 4: The Chair ruled that you can say it's a deferral. But all in favour? No vote. Councillor Wignaud did not vote. We thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: Thank you. Thank you. Section 6, item 7, which is the planning applications decided by delegated authority April 2022.
00:43:00 Speaker 4: Thank you, Chair. Thank you, councillors.