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00:00:00 Mayor Stewart: Can I have a seconder for that, please? Thank you, Councillor Wilkie. All in favour? Thank you. Carried unanimously. Thank you, Cath. Are there any other petitions? No? There are no notified motions, no presentations and no deputations. That brings us to item eight on page four of the agenda, which is a consideration of the committee reports. Firstly, we have the Audit and Risk Committee Recommendations, page four. Number one, Queensland Audit Office Report. Number two, 2021-22 Shell Financial Statements and End of Financial Year Update. Three, Financial Statement, Maturity Model, Target Levels and Gap Analysis. Item four, Update on Significant Accounting and Reporting Issues. Can I have a mover for the adoption of the Audit and Risk Committee? Thank you, Councillor Wegener. I'll second that. Second. All in favour? Carried unanimously. Thank you. Next are the Planning and Environment Committee Recommendations. These are on page five of our agenda. Number one, RAL22-001, Application for Reconfiguration of Lot 1 into 2 Lots at 9 Maple Street, Cooroy. Item two was referred to General Committee. Item three was referred to General Committee. Item four, Further Report MCU21-0083, Application for a Material Change of Use, Multiple Dwellings, 10 Times Dwelling Units at 25 and 27, 2 Last Street, 2 Last Street, 2 Last Street, 2 Last Street, 2 Last Street, 2 Last Street, 2 Last Street, 2 Last Street, 2 Last Street, 2 Last Street, 2 Last Street
00:01:00 Tewantin. Item five was referred to the General Committee. Item six, Development Assessment, Fees and Charges, Variations for the 1st of July 2021 to 30 June 2022. Item seven, Planning Applications Decided by Delegated Authority, May 2022. Can I have a mover and seconder? Thank you, Councillor Stockwell. Seconder, Councillor Lorentson. Thank you. All in favour? Unanimous. Thank you, Cath. Next are the Services and Organisation Committee Recommendations and these are on page 15 of the agenda. Item one, Contract Number T000063, Design and Construct of Perigee and Beach Digital Hub Building Expansion. Number two, Shire Resale Program T000065, Tender Acceptance. Item three, Governance Framework. Item four, Community Tenure Renewals. Item five, Appointment of 2023, Show Holiday.
00:02:00 Item six, Mobile Library Replacement Plan Update. I move, Madam Chair. Thank you. I'll second that. Thank you, Councillor Jurisevic and I second it. Thank you, Cath. All in favour? That is unanimous. Thank you. Now to the General Committee Recommendations, which start at page 17 of the agenda. MCU21-0228 and OPW21-0364, Change Representations to Development Approval for Multiple Dwelling and Office and Roadwork, Drainage Work, Landscaping, Stormwater, Earthworks at 245 David Loway, Peregian Beach, Queensland 4573. I, Councillor Stewart, inform the meeting that I have a declarable conflict of interest in this matter in relation to the application by Oldham Properties Group. I have a friendship with Lee and Rob McCready, whom are associated with the applicant. As a result of my conflict of interest, I will now leave the meeting room while the matter is considered and voted on. Thank you. Thank you, Councillor Wilkie. Thank you, Councillor Stewart
00:03:00 Councillor Finzel: Councillor Finzel. I, Councillor Finzel, inform the meeting that I have a declarable conflict of interest in this matter in relation to the application by Oldham Properties Group. I have a friendship with Lee and Rob McCready, whom are associated with the applicant. As a result of my conflict of interest, I will now leave the meeting room while the matter is considered and voted on. Thank you. Thank you.
00:04:00 Deputy Mayor Stockwell: I, too, wish to inform the meeting that I have a declarable conflict of interest in this matter in relation to the application by Oldham Properties Group. On 24 February 2020, I saw a review of the Independent Council Election Observer as to the public claims of the future news team of which Lee McCready was publicly identified as a campaign manager. Lee McCready is associated with the applicant. Although I have a declarable conflict of interest, I do not believe a reasonable person could have a perception of what I am. Therefore, I will choose to remain in the meeting room. However, I will respect the decision of the meeting on whether I can remain and participate in the decision. Councillor Jurisdiction. Councillor Jurisevic: The Council notes that the declarable conflict of interest by Councillor Stockwell determined that it is in the public interest that Councillor Stockwell participates and votes on this matter because the Council believes that a reasonable person could not have a perception of bias because the I-C-E-O review was advisory service, not a statutory process. And Councillor Stockwell's queries at that time were in the public interest. And neither he nor Ms McCready stood to personally gain or lose from the advice. And therefore, a reasonable person would trust that final decision is made in the public interest.
00:05:00 Councillor Wilkie: We have a seconder. I'll second that. And Councillor Jurisdiction, would you speak to the motion? Councillor Jurisevic: Only that it's consistent with all previous decisions in regard to Council Stockwell remaining in the room and matters of this regard. Councillor Wilkie: I just have a grammar correction. The I-C-E-O review was an advisory service. Councillor Jurisevic: Thank you for that. Councillor Wilkie: Yes. Okay. All in favour? That's carried. May I have a second? We have a motion before us regarding the deferring of this application. Councillor Jurisevic: I'll move the deferral motion as stated. Councillor Jurisdiction. The Council notes the report by the Development Planner to the Planning Environment Committee and agree to defer the application to allow further discussion with the applicant on the amended plans recently lodged with Council. Councillor Wilkie: I'm happy to say that. Thank you, Councillor Lorentson. A question for staff.
00:06:00 What is the effect of the I-C-E-O review? Speaker 2: It's not a real effect. This application has been approved. What we are doing is negotiating for a commission. So the request is for a negotiated decision. There is a timeframe around that. So outside the timeframe we're able to issue a negotiated decision. The applicant, accordingly, has extended that timeframe to allow further discussions to occur. So it's extended right through to the 16th of August. Councillor Wilkie: Thank you. Any discussion on the motion? Councillors? Put the motion forward. All those in favour? That's carried unanimously. Councillor Finzel and Councillor Stewart can return.
00:07:00 Mayor Stewart: Thank you, Councillor Wilkie. We are up to report number two in the General Committee recommendations. Recommendations on page 20 of the agenda. MCU 19-0017.02 and RAL 19-0004.02, minor change to development approval for commercial business, type 1 office commercial business, type 2 medical and ancillary dwelling unit, and reconfiguration of a lot, access easement at 36 to 40 Hofmann Drive, Noosaville. We have received a request from the applicant to refer this decision to allow further discussions with the applicant. So I will read out what is up on the board. That Council note the report by the Development Planner to the Planning and Environment Committee meeting dated 12 July 2022
00:08:00 regarding application number MCU 19-0017.02 and RAL 19-0004.02 to make a minor change to an existing approval for material change of use, ancillary dwelling unit, commercial business, type 1 office, commercial business, type 2 medical and reconfiguration of a lot, access easement situated at 36 to 40 Hofmann Drive, Noosaville. And note the applicant requested the application be deferred to allow a presentation to be made to councillors on proposed changes to the application. Can I have a second of that please? Councillor. Okay, thank you. Look, this is quite straight, this has been a request by the applicant. I think for complete openness, fairness to all involved, to get a full picture. It is, it's very prudent to obtain further information.
00:09:00 Obtaining further information, whatever way we go, is always helpful. It's good governance and I certainly support this. Thank you. Anyone else like to speak to it? I won't close. I'll put a matter to a vote. All in favour? That is unanimous. Thank you. Thank you, Kerry. Three. MCU 21-0212, application for material change of use for a dwelling house at 66 Seaview Terrace, Sunshine Beach. 3. Number 4, contract number T000078, register of pre-qualified suppliers, provision of fire tech services. 5. Destination management project control group. 6. Application of national competition policy reform. 7. Financial performance report, June 2022.
00:10:00 8. Appointment of planning and environment committee chair. 9. 2022 LGAQ annual conference motions, Noosa Council. Can I have a mover? Thank you, Councillor Wilkie. Thank you, Councillor Wegener. All in favour? Thank you. That is unanimous. Thank you, Kat. We are now up to item nine, reports direct to the ordinary meeting. On page 24 of the agenda. We have two reports direct to this meeting. The first is number five, gallery site visits, travel costs. And we have our director of community services, Kerry Contini, here for this report. Kerry, can you please give us a summary of this report? Speaker 3: Thank you, Mayor. This report is part of our process that we're going through to determine the feasibility of options for a new gallery. We're up to stage two of that process. And we're really starting to look at, if we were to go down to a new gallery, what model would our gallery take? And then what would that look like? What would it be required to run it?
00:11:00 And what's important to that process is us understanding from those galleries that are similar in terms of, in South East Queensland, offering both the residential and the tourism aspect, what do they look like? What do different models look like? So this is proposing a site tour to Tweed Gallery and to Home of the Arts Gallery of Gold in the Gold Coast. But these galleries both have a very high level of accessibility. They have a very high standard reputation but are very different in terms of scale and model approach. So it will give us a very good understanding of the difference and helping us make a decision around then what's right for Noosa. Because both of these galleries have been very carefully created to be right for their market, their community, and their tourism attraction. So it proposes a site tour to Tweed Gallery and to Home of the Arts Gallery of Gold in
00:12:00 the Gold Coast. So it's proposing approximately $1,600, it depends on what we're able to secure for an overnight stay because we really can't do it in a single day and do justice. To both front of house and back of house tours. And that's the proposal. Mayor Stewart: And Kerry, just to confirm, that is $1,600 for all seven of us? Correct. And whoever else is on board? Speaker 3: Yes, that's correct. That's all encompassing? Yes. Thank you. Mayor Stewart: Thank you. Any further questions, Kerry? I'll move this. Thank you. I'll second. Thank you, Councillor. Absolutely. I'll speak very quickly to this. It looks like this is incredibly useful spend of funds. You know, we need to see what other Shires are doing.
00:13:00 We need to see what other areas have done it. You know, who have seen the movie, so to speak. And, you know, it's always great and obtaining what they've done. And perhaps even talking to them about what they've found successful and not so successful. That's always a powerful thing. It's also very prudent to stay overnight. Travelling from here to the Tweed is actually a very long way, in excess of three, at least three hours or more each way. That's not safe. We all know how bad the Bruce Highway is at the moment, with traffic especially coming back. So I think for a myriad of reasons, it's very important that we do this. And also, it's prudent that we stay overnight for, number one, safety reasons. Thank you. Speaker 2: Councilman. Councillor Wegener: Yeah. No, I'm excited about this because we're going to really get our, live the experience. And I'm glad that we're taking the time to really spend the time at the galleries. Because if we're spending the overnight down there, we can really totally immerse ourselves. And for $1600, it's not an Ipswich situation, I don't think. We're very, very, yeah, not that expensive.
00:14:00 I think it's very, very good money that we go down there and immerse ourselves in the art scene for Tewantin at that time. Mayor Stewart: Thank you, Councillor Wegener. Councillor Kinsel. Councillor Finzel: Look, I think this is a fabulous opportunity. I think the value of arts, culture and heritage and all that that brings to our Shire is, you know, a great passion of mine. So I'm excited for all of us to go along together and have a look at that and have a lived experience and really absorb and, you know, take the best away from that. And to really identify with what resonates in our Shire and that people will engage with and interact with and hopefully people will come far and wide to participate and engage with all that we have to offer through our unique arts, culture and heritage. So thank you to everyone and thanks, Kerry, to your team. Thank you. Councillor Lorentson: I'll add, it's not just an art gallery. I think it's also an opportunity for councillors to actually get to know each other and the expression of replacement.
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00:15:00 And when we get together, will we get along? So I'm actually going to take the opportunity to get to know councillors even more than I already know. So sing along on the bus, is that what you're wanting? Speaker 3: Too much. Councillor Lorentson: Thank you. Mayor Stewart: Yeah, I'll just go. I'll leave it right there. I didn't know you were from Ipswich. Look, Kerry, thank you to you and the team. And it hasn't been easy to juggle everyone's diaries to find us today. So as councillors, it's a team building exercise as well. But most importantly, it's looking at the galleries and the opportunities available to Noosa Council and really stepping outside and seeing what's being done for us. And thank you to all the team. I think we're all very much looking forward to it. Thank you. Thank you. Councillor Wilkie: Thank you. Mayor Stewart: Thank you, Kerry. I'll put that to a vote. All in favour?
00:16:00 As you know. Thank you, Kat. Okay, seven. Further report. 2022 LGAQ Conference Motions Noosa Council. This is on page 27. And Mr CEO, could you give us a summary of this report, please? Speaker 1: Madam Mayor, thank you very much. Councillor, before you have a further report, you'll note in the general committee, we have decided three motions to be put before the LGAQ general conference that they'll be having in Cairns later this year. During the week and over the weekend, I have the ability to work closely with Councillor Lorentson and also the Mayor to be able to add two more motions. I will defer to the Mayor and for Councillor Lorentson. And I think we know in here it is. This is a further report, and then, Mayor, for yourself to be able to have a further conversation in relation to Item E, Council officers do support these motions that are being put forward.
00:17:00 We're aligning with the key pieces of work that we're delivering here as a council that we think can have some real traction at the state government level and hopefully through the LGAQ policy executive. It becomes policy. And we can add some more. We can add for that further. Through you, Mayor. Thank you. Thank you. Mayor Stewart: I'll move this recommendation, Councillor Lorentson. Do you want to second it? Yes, I'll second. Thank you. I will be very quick in motion D, because that's Councillor Lorentson's motion. She's worked very hard on it. So I just want to reiterate that I fully support Councillor Lorentson's motion. I think it's really important. I was very prudent today. We had the round table for what happened with the polystyrene in the recent flood events, and we talked about a whole range of important initiatives for our beaches. So I think it's a really good one, and I'll let, as I said, Councillor Lorentson didn't talk more about that. I will focus on motion E, which is my motion, and it is that the LGAQ advocate to the state government of Queensland for a holistic review of all state property assets for their potential.
00:18:00 For short to medium term housing outcomes, including crisis housing, social housing and affordable housing. And B, to work with councils to identify new opportunities for state government of Queensland housing investment across local government in Queensland. This is nothing new, Councillors. We actually fully supported this. We all endorsed these words in December 2021, at the time we endorsed our housing needs assessment. So back, and to give a bit of a... What we as a council have done back in 2020, we fully endorsed the mayoral minute, which requested the then CEO to review existing land assets to see if any were appropriate for the development of social housing. Look at potential planning scheme amendments, which would help accelerate provision of suitable community housing. And the council to continue to negotiate with state and local community housing providers in development of an economically efficient model to achieve a mix of social, public and private affordable accommodation within community housing developments.
00:19:00 Since that time, we endorsed a housing needs assessment, which was done in December 2021. We've endorsed our draft housing strategy, which has come from our housing needs assessment and it's currently out for community consultation. And like our housing needs assessment, it's a huge body of work, which Kim, Rowena and all the team have worked so hard on. And it's a great body of work. It's the most... One of the most substantial ever done in this space. And I was really heartened to hear during our housing reference group, the state bureaucrats said that Noosa is certainly this document leading the way. So again, congratulations to our staff, all their hard work. And other councils are now coming to us and asking what we're doing and taking ideas from us. We still have a lot to go, but we're certainly very active in this space. We've recently signed an MOU with Coaster Bay Housing Provider. And just this week, as I said, we had an inaugural housing reference group bringing key stakeholders together. Planners, community housing providers, community groups, registered charities, Salvation Army, real estate agents, Tourism Noosa, U-Turn, Endeavour Housing, Queensland Department of Housing and so on.
00:20:00 Our state MPs, Sandy and Rob Skelton. So it's been a big... That was certainly a big success, I thought. And we've got another workshop with the group on Monday. So there is much to do, as I said, in this space. But we're all united in our cause. So now I'll put it to the state that they undertake a housing needs assessment to be undertaken by the state for the whole of the state. We've asked for it for Noosa Shire, but now let's extend it. We know the housing crisis isn't unique to Noosa. It's not unique to Queensland. It's an Australia-wide, indeed a worldwide problem. So we've done one. We have a staff of around 1,000 other councils to join with us in our plight. The state, in my opinion, must review their property assets just as we have, and assist with providing housing solutions, outcomes for the whole of state. And looking at the review of property assets is a first step, and it's a necessary step for the state.
00:21:00 So this motion again will provide LGAQ with a platform to lobby the state government to work with councils across Queensland to identify new opportunities and to deliver housing across Queensland, much needed housing. We can't do it alone. No council can. We need the impetus and the gravitas of the state government to assist. With the support of LGAQ and other councils, this motion ensures that we continue to lobby the state government for their input, their help and drive real tangible outcomes for communities across all of Queensland. Thank you. Councillor Lorentson: Okay, I'm going to read my proposal, what I'd like to be presented to the LGAQ conference. Motion D, resource recovery of wastewater. Regions becoming more resource independent through efficient use and reuse of wastewaters. My motion reads that the LGAQ...
00:22:00 ...advocate to the state government of Queensland to develop a statewide cost benefit analysis for recycled water reuse that values the protection of local ecosystems and provides suitable data to assist councils in producing business cases for water reuse. A little bit of background and just some notes. Cost and benefits are key tools for decision making. Therefore, we need to understand whether investing on water reuse is viable, looking at environmental and social aspects. Focusing on the reuse of wastewater for the protection of local ecosystems such as our green open spaces, our national parks, our recreational parks. Understanding the social and environmental value of maintaining these green open spaces during drought periods.
00:23:00 Erosion prevention. Bioprevention and maintenance of soil quality. Again, especially during drought periods. And three, to complete an exhaustive list for uses of wastewater, firefighting, street cleaning, water and green spaces and golf courses. Emerging issues. I note urban growth, stormwater, climate change and carbon-free 2032 Olympics. As population and climate change increases, water as a resource will become more important. So we need to improve and increase the uses for water. Water is a valuable resource and water scarcity and shortages is spreading throughout the world. Sustainable water management is important and it's critical that we conserve and protect our water resources. Therefore, a cost-benefit analysis and detailed market analysis of possible use of reused wastewater is developed by the State Government of Queensland through the LGAQ to assist Council in producing
00:24:00 business cases for water reuse. Firstly, excuse my note-taking. We're working on a deadline on where I started and where I finish in two very different places. So I'm going to start by just putting a bit of context around it. And I'm going to start with the end... What's the expression? Start with the end in mind first. So the end in mind and what motivated me to write... push this motion through was simply I wanted to add a bit of momentum to the proposal that I put forward about a month ago. The Notified Motion on Burgess Creek. Simply, and I won't rave on about it, but simply the end goal is to turn that pipe around. That pipe that goes from the treatment plant to the ocean. I want it turned around. And ideally, after conversations with Scott this week, even that to Lake Macquarie.
00:25:00 So what this motion... Lake Macquarie, that's a long one. Sorry, not Lake Macquarie, excuse me. Lake MacDonald. So what this motion actually does is try to set a business case that requests that the State Government invests in the reuse of water by exploring added value of this scarce resource. So... Again, I'm going to keep this brief. We are a country of flood and drought. And this is only going to get worse with urban growth and climate change. Logic says that we should store water and treat it as waste water during floods and use it during droughts. Logic says that we should be heavily investing in water conservation. Water is the planet's most valuable resource. But we're not treating it like it is. We're wasting it. This motion puts this valuable resource back at the front of mind of local and State Governments.
00:26:00 By seeking a cost-benefit analysis and market analysis of possible uses of reused wastewater to assist councils across Queensland in producing business cases for water reuse. Specifically, reuse of wastewater for the protection of local ecosystems. And by that I mean the protection of human and ecosystem health. The fact is that reusing wastewater is expensive and it delivers low returns. And treatment of this service is something that no one in this community or communities want to pay for. So what we need to do is improve and increase the uses for treated wastewater and water reuse markets. And change that situation by driving investment in water reuse. We need to start talking about treated wastewater as a resource. And focus on water supply risk.
00:27:00 And start to put a dollar value on the environmental and social benefits derived from reuse of wastewater. Not just economic benefits. And understanding that this investment is an investment in our health, our environment and also our resilience. And we also need to understand that this is again something raised at the environmental level. We need to understand the environmental round table this morning. We need to understand the cost of inaction. What doing nothing is going to cost to the environment and cost to also public health. Treated wastewater is an underutilised resource. And it needs to be re-evaluated for its worth as a resource. I hope that you support this motion to be presented at the LGAQ conference in October. That seeks cost benefit analysis and detailed market analysis of possible use of reuse wastewater.
00:28:00 To be developed by the State Government of Queensland through the LGAQ. To assist councils in producing business cases for water reuse. Or said differently or more simply. A motion that requests that the State Government invest in the reuse of water. By exploring the added value of the scarce reuse. Thank you Councillor Armstrong. Councillor Stewart. Councillor Jurisevic: Question for the CEO. It's only just dawned on me tonight. I sort of read this earlier and I thought there was something missing in it. And I couldn't figure out what it was. I'm just reading it again tonight. It's just dawned on me as CEO. Councils, particularly our own and others in the South East Queensland region. Are not responsible for the water that is delivered to households. It's actually through the retailers. Do we need to amend this to add to assist councils and water retailers. Or South East Queensland water retailers. To broaden that so that it's understood where councils aren't in the water space. That that can be included. Speaker 1: Thank you Mayor Councillor Jurisevic.
00:29:00 You're absolutely right. That so many local governments manage their own water requirements. But South East Corner is somewhat unique. And Councillor Lorentson. I agree that that's absolutely something that could be added to your motion. I agree. Fantastic. Councillor Jurisevic: So therefore could I move an amendment. To point D. That the LGAQ advocated to the State Government of Queensland. To develop statewide cost benefit analysis for recycled water reuse. That values the protection of local ecosystems. Provides suitable data to assist councils. And relevant water agencies or water retailers. In producing business cases for water reuse. Mayor Stewart: Thank you Councillor Jurisevic. Someone has a second. I'll second it. I'll second it. Councillor Jurisevic: Just clarify the wording of it before. Mayor Stewart: Councils and water retailers. Councillor Jurisevic: Councils and water retailers. Councils and water retailers. Councils and water retailers. Would you agree that's sufficient Mr CEO?
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00:30:00 Yes. Thank you. Councillor Wilkie: Water authorities. Because retailers is different. There's bulk water suppliers. Councillor Jurisevic: There's bulk water suppliers. Yeah water authorities perhaps. Water authorities and retailers. Water authorities and retailers. Yeah. I'm open to the wording. Thank you. I do so. I understand that Councillor Lorentson has passion. And we have spoken about the. And tried to utilise. Reuse some of the water coming out of our local facility. And I know other councils have done the same. I also know that the State is already working in this space. Particularly with the bulk water suppliers. And in putting reusable or recycled water into the water systems of South East Queensland as we speak. So there is movement in this space. And I think the opportunities to look at that further for better and smarter reuse of water.
00:31:00 A valued resource that shouldn't be going down the drain in any way shape or form. To see if it can be better managed and better reused. Mayor Stewart: Thank you Councillor Jurisevic. Could anyone else like to speak to this amendment? Speaker 2: Councillor Luke. No. I'll go back to the original. Mayor Stewart: Councillor Jurisevic would you like to close? No. No. We'll put to a vote. All in favour? That is unanimous. Thank you. I voted for the amendment because of the improvement. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: But there is a fundamental problem with this approach. The fundamental problem is the cost benefit analysis for a recycled water use is done on a location by location, plant by plant. There is no way that a meaningful cost benefit analysis could be done at a statewide scale. Where Councillor Lorentson got to in terms of what she was hoping to achieve would have been something I could have supported.
00:32:00 So the cost benefit analysis statewide will only repeat what's being done many, many, many times before. What are the options around and it will give some broad indication but it will have no ability to influence the specific decisions being made. So for example 10 years ago there was a lot of work done looking at shouldn't we upgrade this sewage treatment plant? Or is it more efficient to actually offset that by doing a whole lot of nutrient removal elsewhere? So there's a whole lot of those things that have happened. You know you look at the Mullaney sewage treatment plant. Certainly the cost benefit was to put in on site wetlands. At a state scale it has no meaning because cost benefit analysis compares options. One option against the other. I totally agree with the need to balance the cost benefit analysis. I don't value the protected locally system.
00:33:00 And I think as I said the last you know to I think Councillor Lorentson's word was to put it short this is what we want to achieve. And it's a motion said that I could support it. But with this I don't think if I put in the LGAQ policy council that I could put it on the agenda. Because it's asking for a statewide approach to something that has to be done infrastructure specific. I tried to look at how to play around with the words. Because what the intent is to say we want to revisit recycled water use. And put more value on it taking into account the impacts if we don't do it on natural ecosystems. And looking at the ecosystem services that have been lost or gained depending on which way we're looking at it. That is something that could be done to generate rethink. To ask the state government to accelerate a policy position which leads to more water reuse.
00:34:00 Is something I could support. But the statewide cost benefit analysis for me is the trigger that says it's not asking the state for anything they could do. Councillor Lorentson: Could I ask the CEO to consider maybe admitting the words cost benefit analysis. So the LGAQ advocate to the state government of Queensland. Sorry. The LGAQ advocate to the state government to develop an exhaustive list for recycled water use. That values the protection of local ecosystems and provides suitable data to assist councils and water authorities and retailers in producing business cases for water reuse. Councillor Jurisevic: Might I suggest that please. Deleting the words cost benefit. Might be all that's required. Just removing those two words. Statewide analysis. Councillor Lorentson: Statewide analysis. Can I just ask a question.
00:35:00 Councillor Finzel: I don't know if through Amelia or the CEO. What about if we ask to identify like a gap analysis as opposed to a cost analysis. Where are the gaps? Can we identify gaps? Councillor Jurisevic: I think if we have an analysis that will identify all. That gives a greater scope. Councillor Lorentson: Yeah. But I'm happy. Can we remove the cost benefit and I appreciate the advice. Yes. Speaker 1: To the Mayor. I think that is a motion that makes sense. That the LGAQ advocate to the state government of Queensland to develop a statewide analysis for recycled water reuse. That values the protection of local ecosystems and provides suitable data to assist councils and water authorities and retailers in producing business cases for water reuse. Thank you. I appreciate it. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: I'll move an amendment. Very similar to that except to undertake a statewide analysis rather than develop.
00:36:00 Thank you Professor. And I'll second that. Thank you Councillor Stokeball. Would you like to speak to your amendment? Mayor Stewart: No. Would anyone like to speak to Councillor Stokeball's amendment? I think that clarifies it. Well okay. We'll put it to a vote. All in favour? Thank you. Anonymous. Speaker 2: Thank you Councillor Stokeball. So the people who have spoken to this standing motion are Councillor Amelia and myself. Councillor Wilkie: And Councillor Stokeball. Mayor Stewart: And Councillor Stokeball. Councillor Wilkie: Look I'm going to support this motion. As Councillor Jurisevic mentioned there's a lot of work that's been done in this space in terms of water reuse for some time. But the important thing is motions like this keep that issue on the table and on the agenda. And keep it front of mind and policy makers at a state government level. The LGAQ is a body that the state government takes heed of. Their advocacy is sought after. It's effective.
00:37:00 Same with the second part of that motion, part E. At the last level government conference housing reform and development. Was a hot topic. There are no fewer than seven motions reflecting this need. Both of these if followed through on will have state wide benefits. And I think it's important that we support this motion to keep it front of mind and policy makers. Mayor Stewart: Thank you Councillor Wilkie. Councillor Wegener. Councillor Wegener: I think this is a terrific motion. We were at the unity water meeting not the last time but the time before a year and a half ago. It was a terrific motion. And they were talking about the enormity of the building that's going on in southeast Queensland. And how much water is going to be reused. And so we asked or I asked them you know so all the so much more water is going to be used. What is your strategy? And they said well to use less water. And they said inside your bag there's a three minute shower timer.
00:38:00 You take it you put it on the wall of the shower. And you do that. And you give your three minute showers. And that's basically our strategy. And I think that was a little bit lacklustre. So I'm very happy that this might actually put a bit more pressure on them. So thank you Amelia. Mayor Stewart: Thank you Councillor Wegener. Councillor Stockwell. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: I think there's just one more grammatical change. State wide analysis of instead of for. Mayor Stewart: Thank you Councillor Stockwell. Yes. Councillor Finzel: Yes. I thank you Amelia for the work and the thought you've put into this. I also like it too because it underpins the request we've made for the change to look at the building codes. In regards to water harvesting of you know future bills or pre-existing. And how we look at like looking after that resource of water through that as well. So I think it's a really good addition. And I think that's a really nice package. We're sending up to LGAQ. You know everything around you know housing through to our valuable resources.
00:39:00 So I think it's fantastic. Thank you everyone. Mayor Stewart: Thank you Councillor Finzel. Councillor Jurisevic. Councillor Jurisevic: Yeah look I'll follow suit. Look I appreciate where this is intended to come from. And the outcomes that are trying to be achieved here. One of the reasons that I wanted to add that amendment is. Council in South East Queensland are different from councils in rural and regional areas. A lot of those councils are responsible for their own water use. And that would have originally supported them. But we've also got agencies down here. But the reuse and the value of the resource of water is vital. Particularly in a dry climate like Australia has. And here in Queensland particularly further out. So anything that looks at utilising recycled water to the best possible use for the state. And to manage that better is something that I would support. So I happily support this motion. That's true. Mayor Stewart: Thank you. I'll close. I think you know great. Thank you for the support from myself and from Councillor Lorentson.
00:40:00 We now have five motions before the LGA conference. I think they're you know and they range from water quality to housing to environmental. Councillor Stockwell you've put up a few. And we've had one or two from our staff. So we've got a wide ranging really important. And every one of them is really socially minded, community minded, environmentally minded. And in many ways economically minded. So I think they're fantastic motions. And look forward to attending the conference. And along with some of my other councillors. So yeah wonderful. Thank you. We'll put it to a vote. All in favour? That is unanimous. Thank you. That brings us to no confidential items. No submissions to public question time. To be held on the 18th of August 2000.