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00:00:00 Mayor Stewart: I note that all councillors are in attendance except for Councillor Stockwell who has been somewhat delayed, he's on his way. Can I have a move for the confirmation of the minutes of the ordinary meeting? Thank you Councillor Lorentson, thank you Councillor Finzel, all in favour? That is unanimous, thank you. I have a mayoral minute to present. It's in regard to the indulgences of Mercy Council on the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. A copy of this was distributed to councillors earlier but I will read this out. I move that council on behalf of the Noosa community provide their condolences to the official state government of Queensland, condolence book at Government House, Brisbane, expressing our sorrow at the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. On the 8th September 2022 we lost not only our Queen but we also lost an international icon. There are very few of us who will remember a time when Queen Elizabeth II was not our Queen. Indeed everyone on this council has known only one Queen.
00:01:00 One sovereign. It seems like she has always been there and always would be. Countless global leaders have come and gone but her majesty has remained a constant. Indeed her majesty presided over 15 prime ministers of the United Kingdom during her reign. In regard to her relationship with Australia, the Queen consulted with 16 prime ministers and 16 governors general served in her name. She was the patron of more than 20 Australian charities and associations. For 70 years Queen Elizabeth II reigned as Australia's head of state and during her reign visited Australia 16 times and saw more of this country than most Australians visiting every state and territory. During a 2002 visit to Australia her majesty remarked, for myself, I thank all Australians, I declare again that my admiration, affection and regard for the people of Australia will remain as it has been. Constant, sure and true.
00:02:00 Just as ours will always remain with her majesty. It is clear that her majesty has been a constant source of stability and steadfast leadership in an ever-changing world. While the Crown's role has evolved, her majesty's great strength and enduring compassion has ensured she remained a leader who is both respected and loved around the world. The lens in which she viewed world events was one couched in empathy and respect for the people of Australia. Understanding and peace. On behalf of the residents of Noosa Shire, I would like to pass in our deepest condolences to her family and all impacted by the passing of her majesty. On her 21st birthday of April, on April 21, on the 21st of April, 1947, while still a princess, Queen Elizabeth II made a profound royal pledge. She said, I declare before all of you that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to you. To your service and the service of our great imperial family, to which we all belong.
00:03:00 Indeed she did. Her service and her love of country and commonwealth was beyond compare. May she rest in peace. Councillor Wegener: Thank you. Are you going to second that? No. Mayor Stewart: Would anyone else like to speak? No. One minute. Okay. I want to close. Group two, vote. All in favour? Unanimous. Thank you. Petitions. I have a petition to present. I move that the petition with nine signatories submitted by residents of Noosa Waters, Noosaville, requesting Council remove the Melaleucas in the vicinity of the junction at Rugatta Circuit and Starboard Avenue, and replaced with more appropriate trees, be received and referred to the Chief Executive Officer to determine appropriate action. Do I have a second? No. Okay. Thank you, Councillor Finzelman. Mr CEO. All in favour?
00:04:00 Thank you. Welcome to the table, Councillor Stockwell. Thank you, Madam Mayor. There are no notified motions. There are no presentations. And there are no deputations. That brings us to item eight on page four of the agenda, which is the consideration of committee reports. First, we have the Audit and Risk Committee recommendations, starting on page four of the agenda. Number one. 2021, 2022, and 2021. New draft financial statements and end of financial year update. Two. Governance update. Three. Risk management. Four. Insurance update. Five. Cyber security. Six. Internal audit update. Seven. Effectiveness of the Audit and Risk Committee. Eight. Confidential, not public, release of fraud and corruption. I have a question, Madam Mayor. Yes. Councillor Wilkie: Just on item seven, effectiveness of the Audit and Risk Committee, is there anyone here who could give just a brief update to the Council about the matters that were discussed
00:05:00 in regard to the effectiveness of the Audit and Risk Committee? Mayor Stewart: Oh, we have Jeff here. Jeff? Yeah. Councillor Wilkie: We'll have that in time. Number seven. New draft financial statements and end of financial year update. Speaker 1: Yeah. Okay. Thank you. Through you, Chair. The Audit and Risk Committee had previously raised the issue of internal audit and discussed what would be an appropriate internal audit program and how we might manage that going forward. And what also got raised was the effectiveness of the Audit and Risk Committee. And that is looking at the makeup of the committee, the membership, their skills, experience and what they bring to the table. And looking at our existing model and how we might improve that. So the Chair of the committee does do a review of its effectiveness and there is plans for
00:06:00 the actual Chair, the two external members, to present to Councillors and provide an update on how the committee has gone and the future areas of focus for that committee. And that, I believe, has been booked in. I just can't tell you the dates. I'm sorry. There you go. There you go. So, yeah. And we'll be looking at the effectiveness of the committee going forward in the makeup. Councillor Wilkie: Thank you very much for that response. I appreciate it. It's a question without notice. So thank you for... Speaker 1: That's okay. Did I adequately answer the question? Councillor Wilkie: That's all I need to know. Speaker 1: Thank you. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Mayor Stewart: We'll move that one. Okay. And I'll second it. All in favour? Okay. And... Speaker 4: Excuse me, Mr. CEO. Just clarifying. I don't believe there's a need for council resolution on the item itself, on item seven. I think it was a resolution here. It was only a question raised, Kat. It wasn't a resolution in regards to that. No, just clarifying with the CEO.
00:07:00 Speaker 2: Through the Chair, Councillors, jurors, that is my view as well, too. However, being new to the system here at Noosa, I do take advice. But my view would be that it was just a question and wasn't dealt with as a separate item overall. But for the council, you do have a big warning on the floor right now. I see no issues that it is dealt with in this manner. And then you can deal with it all. But yeah, my initial view is no, that you are correct. Speaker 4: That's all right. Mr. CEO, because I was voting on the entire resolution as a whole. Not on the item as an individual item because I just saw no point, no reason. Mayor Stewart: Okay. Thank you. Well, we haven't made up the votes. We'll continue on the no difference either way. So that was the matter before us. All in favour? Condemned. Thank you. Eight, confidential, not for public release fraud and corruption. Corruption 9, confidential, not for public release, income and CEO report. Can I have a mover and a seconder?
00:08:00 Thank you, Councillor. Thank you, Councillor. We can have a seconder. All in favour? Thank you. Next, that was unanimous. Next are the Planning and Environment Committee recommendations, and these start on page 6. Item 1 is referred to the General Committee. Item 2, MCU 21-0146, Representations for a Development Permit for a Material Change of Use, Multiple Dwellings, 90 Dwellings at 28 E Quick Road, Noosaville. Item 3, referred to the General Committee. Item 4, Transport and Main Roads Environmental Offsets. Item 5, Planning Applications Decided by Delegated Authority July 2022. 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 No. 9P-L-TTE, which is listed as Item 18 in this report, I have a friendship with William Robert McCready, who 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,
00:09:00 and our Deputy Mayor will take the chair. Thank you. Thank you, Madam Mayor. Councillor Wilkie: We'll continue on with the COIs, Councillor Finzel. Thank you. 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 No. 9P-L-T-T-E, which is listed as Item 18 in this report. Lee McCready, who is associated with the applicant, was involved in a volunteer capacity for my 2020 election campaign with Future Noosa, which is no longer an entity. As a result of my conflict of interest, I will now leave the meeting room while the matter is considered. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: Thank you. I, Councillor Stockwell, wish that I had made a much shorter declaration the first time I did this. I wish to inform the meeting that I have a declarable conflict of interest in this matter in relation to the applicant application by Oldham Properties No. 9P-L-T-T-E, which is listed as Item 18 in this report.
00:10:00 Thank you. I have a declarable conflict of interest. I do not believe a reasonable person could have a perception of bias, because Council's consideration of this application is not to approve or reject it and it's only for noting of a decision that has already been made by staff. Therefore, I will refuse to remain in the meeting room, however, I respect the decision in this meeting and whether I can remain and participate in the decision. Speaker 4: Mr Chair, I'd like to move that Council know the declarable conflict of interest by Council of Stockwell and Tewantin in the public interest of Council of Stockwell participates and votes on this matter because Council believes that a reasonable person could not have a perception of bias because the ICEO review was an advisory service, not a statutory process.
00:11:00 Council of Stockwell's queries at the 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 the final decision is made in the public interest. Councillor Wilkie: And the councillors may return to the room. Thank you, Kabi.
00:12:00 Mayor Stewart: We are now up to report number 6 on page 7. The Planning and Environment Committee Recommendations, which is the Holy Styrene Round Table. Do I have a mover and a seconder? Yes. Thank you, councillor Finzel. Seconder? Thank you, councillor Jurisevic. All in favour? Unanimous. Thank you. Next are the Services and Organisation Committee Recommendations. There were no reports to the S&O this round, so I move that the report of the Services and Organisation Committee dated 6 September 2022 be received and note there were no reports for recommendation at this meeting. So, seconded. Thank you, councillor Finzel. Councillor Fletcher, is this motion to switch all in favour as a stock of? Deputy Mayor Stockwell: I'm thinking about what the motion says. Councillor Lorentson: It's just noting that there were no reports. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: So, if there was no report, the report from the Services and Organisation Committee is?
00:13:00 There was no report. Mayor Stewart: There was no report? There was no report. No, we wrote a report on the recommendations. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: No, and we don't have one. Councillor Lorentson: Yes, there was. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: We do? Okay. Okay. There's injuries saying we don't have a report, but we're going to accept the report. Mayor Stewart: The report of the recommendations says there were no reports to that. Speaker 4: If I may clarify, the meeting was held to ratify the minutes of the previous meeting. There were no items on the agenda to be addressed. The meeting was closed. So we did have a meeting. There was a set of minutes to acknowledge the minutes of the previous meeting, and that's the end of this. And that's considered to be the report? That's the report. Mayor Stewart: Thank you, Councillor Jurisevic, for that clarification to the Chair. I appreciate that clarification. Thank you. All in favour? Councillor Stockwell. Right. Unanimous. Thank you very much. Now to the General Committee recommendations. We'll start on page 9 of the agenda. Item number 1. This is subject of further report to the General Committee.
00:14:00 Report number 3. So we'll deal with that matter then. Item 2. Application to reconfigure a lot, one lot into two lots, at 21 Jirrima, Crescent, Coroy Bar. The recommendation from the committee was to defer this matter to tonight's ordinary meeting. The applicant has now elected to stop the decision period in order to discuss the further concerns raised by officers regarding the site's access and the flooding of bushfire and riparian buffer. Accordingly, the application cannot be decided whilst the decision period remains stopped. So I will move that Council note the report by the coordinator planning to the Planning and Environment Committee meeting dated 6 September 2022 regarding application RAL, 21-0035, for a development permit for reconfiguring a lot, one into two lots, situated at 21 Jirrima, Crescent, Coroy Bar and note the applicant has stopped the decision period pursuant to the Planning Act 2016 in order to discuss the issues raised in the report.
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00:15:00 Speaker 4: I'll second that on 21 Jirrima, Crescent. Mayor Stewart: Thank you, Councillor. So still separately? Councillor Wilkie: Yeah. All in favour? Mayor Stewart: Thank you, that is unanimous. Item 3, further report MCU22-0062, application for material change of use for office at 2 Emerald Street Court. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: I would like to move that to the last item of the agenda because I don't believe it reflects the minutes of the meeting. Mayor Stewart: Do we have a seconder for that? Speaker 4: Yeah, I have a seconder. Mayor Stewart: Okay, thank you. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: I think that was the recommendation. It wasn't what was passed. If you remember, we had reasons for varying for the staff recommendation and requirements. I can't see that there.
00:16:00 Mayor Stewart: I thought it was there. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: That's one part of it. But there was also reasons for varying for the staff recommendation. Councillor Lorentson: No, that didn't go through. We didn't pass that one. We adopted the staff recommendation. Councillor Wegener: Which delete, amended. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: You can not vote. I just had a quick look through. I thought that was part of this one as well. Councillor Lorentson: No, that got lost at the meeting. Mayor Stewart: So do you still have a motion? Speaker 2: Proceeding motions are on the floor. Mayor Stewart: That's not going to deal with that. And Councillor Jurisdict is seconded at that. Councillor Lorentson: Would you like to speak to that, Cass? That this item is dealt with at the end of the meeting? That's the last item on the agenda. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: You're right. Is that, if that first part wasn't part of this motion, let's do that again. Speaker 4: I don't see a motion. You might as well just deal with it at the last and come back to it. Mayor Stewart: Would you, would you like to speak to this, Councillor Stauffer?
00:17:00 Deputy Mayor Stockwell: Yeah, my recollection was that we had that beginning for both parts of this motion, but if we didn't have it seconded, it is a true and correct record. I just wonder whether the variation is sufficient. We're not going to bring it in at all? I don't think, if, if staff are happy that there's, that what we're changing isn't sufficient, then why are Council acknowledging that we, why we're varying it, then we can go with the current recommendation. That's fine. Mayor Stewart: Okay, so we'll put that to a vote, or a valour, or to deal with it at the end of the meeting. Proceed with the motion. Councillor Wilkie: Deal with it at the end of the meeting. We don't need to. Just a question, does, does Councillor Stockwell still want this dealt with as the last item? No. Okay. Mayor Stewart: So all in favour? No, that's right, because we want it.
00:18:00 Thank you, thank you for that. Councillor Stockwell? Okay. Speaker 4: We need a vote against it. Mayor Stewart: No, lost the arm slip. No one voted for it. Speaker 4: Okay. Mayor Stewart: Item four. Further report. N.C. Q21-0212, application for material change of use, Wellinghouse, 66C, Vinteria, Sunshine Beach. Councillor Lorentson? Councillor Lorentson: All right, Councillor Lorentson informed the meeting that I have a declarable conflict of interest in this matter, as Deborah Reid, a submitter to the application, is a personal friend. Although I have a declarable conflict of interest, I do not believe a reasonable person could have a perception of bias, because I believe I do not have a close friend. I do not have a close personal relationship with Ms. Reid. 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. Mayor Stewart: I will move that Council note the declarable conflict of interest by Councillor Lorentson
00:19:00 and determine that it is in the public interest that Councillor Lorentson participates and votes in this matter, because Council believes that Councillor Lorentson does not have a close personal relationship with the submitter, Ms. Reid, and therefore a reasonable person would trust that the final decision is made in the public interest. I have a seconder for that. Councillor Wegener, thank you. No need to speak to this. We spoke about it on Monday and it was covered very well then. Anyway, I was going to ask if there are any questions or speak to this. We'll put it to a vote. All in favour? That is unanimous, noting that Councillor Lorentson did not vote. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: I wish to move the committee recommendation with one additional condition. I'll read out the condition that is proposed to be added, and that's condition 42, that a temporary fence must be constructed along the site's boundary to the adjoining park reserve
00:20:00 to restrict access with signage erecting in the area. This is a no-go area. Mayor Stewart: I have a seconder for that. Councillor Pritchett, thank you. Councillor Stockwell? Deputy Mayor Stockwell: So, Councillors, I'm adding this because we know we have ongoing problems with encroachments. Frequently, the complaints we get from residents is during the development and building process where people seek to make public open space into private open space, use it for storage, et cetera. So, I'm adding this because we know we have ongoing problems with encroachments. There was another condition about not storing, but I think in this highly sensitive zone, that a no-go fence is a much safer option. Make it very clear to all the contractors that this, the development needs to occur within the private boundaries. Speaker 2: Madam Mayor, if I could. Councillor Stockwell, the no-go area is, could, just with that being part of the resolution
00:21:00 of the council, is there a way to make sure that the no-go area is protected? Could we maybe just change that wording, that it is appropriate signage to ensure that it is a no-go area? Just because we will need to have the correct signage and no-go is not a technical sign that we would be able to put up. So, it would be something of no access or something of that nature. Restricted. That's correct, Madam Mayor. Restricted. But I understand exactly what you're saying, but just with the resolution, I would need to put a sign that says no-go area. And... Deputy Mayor Stockwell: I'm happy for minor changes. Thank you. And certainly no-go means something to me. Yes, yes. Councillor Wilkie: Can you change it to restricted? Just a question. Would this, would this solution work if it was to read, a temporary fence must be constructed along the site's boundary to the adjoining park reserve to restrict access, full stop? Councillor Finzel: Are you changing it? No. Councillor Wilkie: No, I think it needs a signage.
00:22:00 With signage, full stop. At the moment. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: With appropriate signage. A temporary fence must be constructed along the site's boundary to adjoining park reserve to restrict access with signage erecting, erected that ensures that no access is allowed. Mayor Stewart: Thank you. Councillor Driscoll, would you say... Speaker 4: I'm happy to, happy to support that. Mayor Stewart: Thank you, Councillor. Councillor Lorentson: Can I ask a question? Can I ask a question to Planning? Temporary fencing, I've always assumed that that was already a requirement, that if someone's building there is a requirement that there is fencing along the boundaries of the property. Speaker 3: No, not necessarily. Often construction sites, you know, some builders have the habit of fencing off their site, mostly probably to look nice and true and ensure that they have control over the site and it's not accessible. The site adjoins the park reserve to the rear and it's a sensitive dune area.
00:23:00 I have no concerns about the proposed condition. Thank you. Thank you. Councillor Wilkie: Any other questions? Just a question. I haven't seen the site itself. Is it quite steep? It is. And it's an erosion prone area? Speaker 3: Yes. Councillor Wilkie: So would this help ensure safety? Be a safety consideration for workers as well? Speaker 3: Possibly. I don't know. I think the signage more highlights to people that this area shouldn't be used for storage of material and the like and people shouldn't be accessing it in order to construct the house from. I think that's really essentially what its purpose is for. Speaker 4: Would it also be fair to say that it is a sensitive dune area and shouldn't be trampled on as well? Speaker 3: Yes. There is some weed infestation in the area, so it's not pristine, but still it's reasonable that we protect it. So that's why I feel comfortable with the condition. Thank you. Thank you.
00:24:00 Thank you, councillor. Councillor Wegener: So, councillor Stockwell, really your concern is that the workers don't move and put their materials and things onto the reserve. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: Yes. I've chosen my experience. I used to put no-go requirements onto developments beside creeks, saying if you're building a road, you can't take the machinery, you can't walk there. And you'll see that on quite a lot of road projects where they'll have these no-go signs or something to the similar nature. And it just says to them, you don't use this to reverse your excavator in it, that you don't go out there and store your equipment or your wood waiting for it to be used in the timber. It's a sense of sight to keep out, basically. Mayor Stewart: Would anyone else like to speak to this motion, amendment? We've just closed, councillor Stockwell. I think I just did. All right. We'll put it to a vote. All in favour? That is unanimous. No, it's not. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: Oh. I'm voting against. Oh. I support the additional petition. No, I don't support the development. Mayor Stewart: All right. So that is a four.
00:25:00 It's councillor Finzel, Wilkie, Jurisevic, Lorentson, Wegener, Stewart against. Councillor Stockwell. Further report, MCU19-0017.02 and RAL19-0004.02 for minor changes 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 36-40 Hockman Drive, Noosaville. Item number six, lifeguard services. Request for quotation assessment, T000075. Councillor Lorentson. Councillor Lorentson: I, Councillor Lorentson, inform the meeting that I have a declarable conflict of interest in this matter as my daughter Georgia Lawrenson and son Ben Lawrenson are employed by Surf Life Saving Queensland as casual lifeguards.
00:26:00 It could be viewed that I have a conflict of interest. However, I do not believe a reasonable person could have a perception of bias as my daughter. I do Petri generally believe in the fact that the employment of my sons employment of a causal nature and not bound exclusively to SLSQ. Therefore, there is no benefit or loss specific to my daughter and son from the outcome of this application. Therefore, I choose to remain in the meeting room however, I will respect the decisions of the meeting on whether I can remain and participate in the decision. Mayor Stewart: I move that Councillor note the declaration of conflict of interest by Councillor Lorentson. I would like to determine that Councillor note the declaration of conflict of interest by Councillor Lorentson. In the term that it is in the public interest that Councillor Lorentson participates in votes in this matter, because Councillor believes that a reasonable person would not have a perception of bias, because Councillor Lorentson nor her children stand to receive a personal benefit or loss in relation to this matter, and therefore a reasonable person would trust that the final decision is made in the public interest.
00:27:00 The second thing, Councillor Stockwell, I'm afraid we're out of time to talk. Anyone else like to ask Councillor Lorentson any questions? Speaker 4: No, but I'd like to raise a matter with regard to the wording of the resolution. In this case, if we did not approve this, I do believe that there would be a loss in relation to the matter for Councillor Lorentson's children. It's just the language that's being used there. The fact that we are approving it retains employment for Councillor Lorentson's children. If we refused it, it may result in a loss of employment by Councillor Lorentson's children, casual or otherwise. So to suggest that there is, I don't believe there's a perception of bias. I'm just, the language saying that there is no personal benefit or loss in relation to the matter, I don't think is quite correct in the language being used. So I'm challenging the wording of the resolution, because I believe that if the decision went one way or the other, there would be a loss.
00:28:00 Mayor Stewart: I know there's no alternative. Isn't this though, Councillor Lorentson, your children are volunteers, this is a paid lifeguard. I know, my children are paid. Councillor Lorentson: Yes. Speaker 4: So being a paid facilitation, and that's the point I'm trying to clarify here. I had a thought about this after the meeting the other day, and I looked at the wording of this, and I looked at the wording of it again, and I do believe that because they are paid, they would receive a personal benefit with the service going ahead, and a loss if the service didn't go ahead. It's unlikely that we're going to go anywhere else, because we only had one tender. But I just, I'm challenged by the wording that sits before us, Mr. CEO. Speaker 2: Through the Mayor, Councillor Jurisevic. I think it's fair and reasonable to be able to have that point of view. I would probably note two points. The first point would be is that Surf Life Saving Queensland is just that, it's Surf Life Saving for all Queensland. That this is a, secondly, this is a contract for the Noosa, Shire, local government area
00:29:00 and our beaches. I'm being unaware of the actual employment arrangements of Councillor Lorentson and some family members. It could also be seen fair and reasonable, given that this is a statewide body, that their employment may be in other areas where there is limited bearing on a single contract, and that it is a overall. Now, I'm not aware whether they might be able to gain, if this was, a contract was not passed by the council, they might have the ability to be able to work for the Surf Life Saving Queensland in the Sunshine Coast area, or Gold Coast area. So, I think it is fair and reasonable. What you're putting forward. But if we look at it as Surf Life Saving as a Queensland entity, their employment is for that. Whether that Surf Life Saving Queensland, on its own being the only tenderer, is unsuccessful or not. You can see where I'm coming with it.
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00:30:00 Speaker 4: That's the challenge I have as CEO, and I appreciate the perspective there. Except for me, it was just the language of that element there, saying that they don't receive a personal benefit or loss. I mean, technically, they would either receive a personal benefit or loss based on the decision here. So, I'm just troubled by the language within. I'm happy to take your advice, and I do appreciate that it's Surf Life Saving Queensland we're dealing with, and I'm not claiming any disparaging issues. I'm just making sure that we cover the issue correctly with the language that we use. So, I'm not trying to be derogatory in any way, shape or form. It's just that I believe that the way the resolution sits, and with the issue before us and the declaration before us, the language doesn't sit well with me. Councillor Wilkie: Okay, can I move an amendment? Yes. Suggest an amendment. Can I move it? Can I move it? Can I move it? Can I move it? Can I move it?
00:31:00 Can I move it? Can I move it? Can I move it? Because Council believes that, comma, as the interest was declared, a reasonable person would trust that the final decision is made in the public interest. As the interest has been declared, declared, comma, then a reasonable person would trust that the final decision is made in the public interest. So get rid of the next two sentences. Maintain that last clause. A reasonable person would trust that the final decision is made in the public interest. And trust. Yep. Speaker 4: And I'd be happy to second that amendment. You can't. You seconded it.
00:32:00 Did I? Mayor Stewart: No, you don't. Speaker 4: No, he did. I did. Mayor Stewart: Sorry, yes, stop. Sorry, yes, seconded by Council for a speech. Councillor Lorentson: Can I, sorry, just for purposes of clarity, my son hasn't started work. He's just finished his assessment. He can't start work till he's 18. He's only 17. He's only been given a tick. But my daughter actually works Gympie, down at Kawana, Maroochydore, so her employment isn't specific to the Noosa Shire Council. So the wording was actually, I thought, correct, but I'm happy with this adjustment. Speaker 4: As, once again, I'm not perturbed by the element. I just didn't think that the wording sat quite correctly, and I think this is a much more agreeable set of wording that doesn't then reference. I think it could be misconstrued otherwise. I agree, yes. Councillor Wilkie: Councillor, can you touch the speakers? Oh, no, I think the comments around the table indicate that the essence of what I'm trying to capture here is that the important thing is that Councillor Lorentson has debated,
00:33:00 and a reasonable person would trust that the final decision is made in the public interest. It's as simple as that. Thank you, Mr. Wilkie. Mayor Stewart: Would anyone else like to speak to this amendment? All right, we'll put it to a vote, all those in favour? That is unanimous, noting that Councillor Lorentson did not vote. Would someone like to move the recommendation? Councillor Lorentson: I'm finding the amendment, we haven't moved the actual Councillor resolution. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: Oh, that becomes the motion? That becomes the motion. Mayor Stewart: Yes, that becomes the motion, yes. So we need to vote again? Would someone like to move? No. No? We just need to vote over it again. I'll give the resolution. The resolution. I'll second it. Would you like to speak to it, Councillor Lorentson? No, thank you. All in favour? That is unanimous, Councillor Lorentson. Excuse me, yes. All in favour? Unanimous, thank you, Chair. Item 7, Enterprise Risk and Opportunity Management Policy. Item 8, Burgess Creek Coastal Erosion and Water Quality.
00:34:00 Item 9, Financial Performance Report, August 2022. We are now up to item 9, Report Direct to the Ordinary Meeting, on page 21. We have one report direct to this meeting. Appointment of Mayor Clare Stewart to Board of Brisbane 2032, Organising Committee for the Olympic Games, OCOL. Councillor, sorry, Mr CEO Scott, can you give us a summary of this report, please? Speaker 2: Madam Mayor, thank you for the opportunity to present the report to Council's Ordinary Meeting this evening. Councillors, this report before you is purely to receive and note correspondence received by the Premier that's formalising the Mayor's appointment to the Olympic Organising Committee for Brisbane 2032. A great appointment where the Mayor is not only representing the Noosa Shire, but all local government areas within the Council of Mayors for South East Queensland. Noting the appointment is through to 2026, and then that's a standard appointment timeframe
00:35:00 that's been put forward by the Council of Mayors for South East Queensland. And I'm sure that the Council will join me in congratulating and wishing our Mayor all the very best with the appointment to this really important role. Thank you. Thank you. Any questions? Deputy Mayor Stockwell: What were the selection criteria? Mayor Stewart: We're going to have a roll tonight. Would anyone like to move the motion? Councillor Lorentson, thank you. Councillor Wilkie, second? I have a roll. Yep. Laurence, second? Did you want to speak to this, Councillor Lorentson? Councillor Lorentson: I want to just basically state this is a really huge deal, and if I was on the selection committee, I would also pick you, Clare. You're doing Noosa Shire a seriously great service. And I also want to note we just sat at the business round table, and you made it really
00:36:00 clear. The purpose of your position or your commitment to this community is to bring much-needed infrastructure to this community. It's community first, I shouldn't say that publicly, and Olympic second, sort of, in that order. But congratulations, Clare. We are really proud of you. Mayor Stewart: Thank you, Councillor Lorentson. Thank you. Thank you. Can the Council stop or? Go on. Go on. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: I'm sure you'll quit the Council and yourself, Clare. You've done very well in the role. Councillor Lorentson: Thank you, Councillor Lorentson. Speaker 4: I'd like to acknowledge your appointment, and note the confidence of the committee of you being re-elected beyond the March 21st elections. That's right. And including your position until the 31st of August. Mayor Stewart: Thank you, Councillor Lorentson. Councillor Wilkie: Madam Mayor, of course, you will be a very effective advocate. Thank you. Councillor Finzel: Thank you, Councillor Lorentson.
00:37:00 Councillor Wilkie: Yeah, congratulations. Councillor Finzel: Thank you. Thank you, Clare, on getting this role. I know that it took a lot of courage to put yourself out there and step up to the plate, and we'll come out ahead with you in that position. And of course, I'm passionate about the fact that you will advocate for the arts, culture, and heritage, and how that is synonymous with Olympics, even right back to when they first started. So we wish you all the best in the role, and I think you're a perfect person in that position. Councillor Wilkie: We had at the Business Roundtable there was discussion about Sunshine Coast Olympic Board. It seems to be a labyrinth of committees and sub-committees and committees under that. How do all these committees work together to deliver the projects that we need for the Sunshine Coast, not only the Sunshine Coast, but specifically for Noosa? How do they talk to each other?
00:38:00 Speaker 2: Yeah, Madam Mayor and Councillor Wilkie, it's very, very interesting. And look, this time in 10 years, we'll be wrapping up the success of Brisbane 2032 and understanding what the future holds. There is a number of committees with different levels of government that have been put together. The overarching committee is the Olympic Organising Committee, represented by the three levels of government, key people from the industry sector and across the community. That will take forward the organisation at the end of this. I think a lot of these individual committees will be there to be able to advocate. But really noting that the OCOP will be the committee that takes this forward. Their advocacy at all of the different levels, from the Gold Coast all the way through to the Sunshine Coast, and other parts of Queensland and other local governments have got some advocacy in there. They'll be there to advocate. But the games...
00:39:00 The games are largely through the bidding process, already set in stone. Three separate hubs between Brisbane, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast. These are regional games, the first ever Olympic games that, while Brisbane is the centre, they are put out on a regional basis and very much focused on the improvement of transport and the community for our future as to what the games will bring. But those advocacy groups will be great to be able to see what they want to take home. And what they believe that the games can deliver for them. And it will be for the committee to work through the labyrinth of work that they have before them to get this off the ground, which will be an affluence from all over the world. 8 million tickets over 16 days. It will be huge. And we have our mayor from the very early stages from the centre of that organisation. Councillor Wilkie: Just another question. There's a lot of discussion about the opportunity of delivering infrastructure.
00:40:00 And that means, the term infrastructure means a lot of different things to different people. Can you give us, based on the discussions had so far, what infrastructure means in a Noosa scale of things? Speaker 2: Through the Mayor, Councillor Wilkie. The understanding of the briefings that the Mayor and I have both had coming into the Mayor's appointment is that this empathy is very much about transport infrastructure. Connectivity to South East Queensland, first and foremost. And I think it's very important for us to be able to do that. In the Noosa context, that transport infrastructure won't necessarily travel or meet our area or our requirements at this point in time. And I believe our great legacy and our opportunity is to prepare for Paralympic Games, to be able to ensure that we have the highest standard of disability access. That will be a great legacy that this Council could have. We then have upgraded sports facilities. For training purposes, we have upgraded sports facilities.
00:41:00 A lot, if not all, of the sports are already allocated for particular venues. But for us to be able to have enhanced training facilities throughout our Shire, from the hinterland through to our river, and definitely our rectangular fields and our swimming pool. If anything, if we can have a FINA-confined swimming complex for the Noosa Shire community in the future, that's fantastic. So I think for us, getting our strategy together is part of the reason why we've been able to do that. What does Noosa want out of 2032? I don't think we've asked ourselves that question yet. But that's sporting infrastructure. Some better connectivity with transport infrastructure. That's absolutely the backbone of the bid that was put together. How can that work for us as well, too? So a great conversation for the community to be able to understand what we can get as part of the Olympics. Councillor Wilkie: Thank you, Mr. CEO. There were some exciting comments made about innovative flight travel. What can you tell us about the possibility of that occurring here, by 2032?
00:42:00 Speaker 2: Yes, Madam Mayor, in a noted conversation I had with Councillor Stockwell from his early days as a planner, and saying, one day there'll be vertically tapable aircraft, as opposed to those using runways. And seeing where the likes of Airbus, Airbus Airbus, Airbus Airbus, Airbus Airbus, Airbus Airbus, Uber, Wisk out of the United States and having small aerial transport vehicles that vertical take off and landing, that's a real possibility. With ourselves, as the Crow Flow, being 130 kilometres from Brisbane within range of those aerial transport vehicles. That will become a reality in our capital city within the next five years, that technology already exists. Our Council of Mayors of southeast Queensland is very interested and very interested in I know from my experience in Darwin, we were very much looking at that as well too, and how we have the ability from Darwin CBD to be able to take our visitors to the Kakadu area.
00:43:00 So that could become a reality, but yeah, vertical takeoff and landing aircraft that have, hopefully, but we would all hope it has a zero carbon footprint and zero emissions, but is a far better way of transporting people around. But that technology exists, it's coming, and it will be interesting to see if that becomes part of the solution for Lisbon 2032. Are your timers in your book? Yes, they are. Speaker 4: No, your drone license won't get you any time. Councillor Wegener: I think this is an enormous opportunity for NUSA. I'm very happy, along with all of us, that you went for the position and achieved the position. And I love the way that it forces us to look 10 years ahead to the Olympics and then 10 years beyond that. I think it's a fantastic exercise for all of NUSA to really envision who we want to be, what we want to get out of this. The Olympics is a bonus, but it just gives us that real focus for when we want to be in a decade.
00:44:00 Thank you. Mayor Stewart: Thank you, everyone, for your very kind words. I really appreciate it, and I appreciate the support around the table and leading up to when I did decide to put my hand up. So it's not easy to put yourself out there, as we all know, but I'm certainly glad I did because I think it will be really important for NUSA to have a voice at that table. So I'm excited to advocate, as I've been chosen to do with the Lord Mayor on behalf of all of South East Queensland, but certainly being there and representing as the Mayor of NUSA, bringing uniqueness to that and bringing all those ideas back and how we can really improve the livability, the connectivity, the upgrades to our infrastructure, our sports facilities. I think that's a real bonus for us. So there's an opportunity there. So thank you. Thank you. Councillor Isner, do you want to close? Councillor Lorentson: No, thank you. Mayor Stewart: All right, thank you. I'll put it to a vote. All in favour? No, thank you. That's your hand, Nus. Thank you. There are no confidential items.
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00:45:00 There are no submissions to public question time. The next ordinary meeting will be held on the 27th.