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00:00:00 Mayor Stewart: Okay, good evening everyone. Welcome. I declare the meeting open. I would like to acknowledge that we are meeting with additional lands of the Kabi Kabi people. I pay my respects to Elders past, present and emerging. I know that all councils are in attendance and we have a number of guests in the gallery tonight and I welcome all of you this evening as well. Can I please have a confirmation of minutes for the ordinary meeting on the 16th of March. Thank you, Councillor Lorentson. Seconded, Councillor Finzel. Thank you. All in favour? Carriage, unanimous. Thank you. Item 3, 9-year-old minutes. Item 4, Councillor Lorentson, religious petition. Councillor Lorentson: I do. I'd like to present this petition that has in excess of 2,315 signatures. And I believe there's also an e-petition which is coming to Council next month. The petition today is to lobby the Noosa Shire Council to reverse the decision to end all pad parking in a section of Lyons Park in Hastings Streets after Easter in 2024.
1 ATTENDANCE & APOLOGIES ¶
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2 CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES ¶
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3 MAYORAL MINUTES ¶
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4 PETITIONS ¶
00:01:00 Lyons Park, Tewantin, Noosa have been operating the car parking in Easter and Christmas holiday times for the last 20 years. For the 12 months to Christmas, New Year in 2023, in excess of... ...15,500 cars were parked, demonstrating that opening part of the park to the public is vital. Abolishing Lyons Park parking will severely impact trade and jobs in the Hastings Street and surrounding area and will result in more cars driving around trying to find parking. Tewantin, Noosa Lyons manage parking and contribute over 1,600 volunteer hours over the Easter Christmas opening and receive 50% of the parking fee. In 2022, $60,000 was raised for Lyons and in 2023, revenue is expected to be $80,000.
Public question: IAN GLEW - TEWANTIN NOOSA LIONS CLUB ¶
00:02:00 Lyons support many local charities and Lyons programs, including later scanners for Noosa Care, Noosa Ridge Entry Mats for the disabled, Lyons Childhood Cancer Fund, Classy Ladies Christmas Appeal, Cady Rose Hospice, SES Services, Salvation Army, Homeless Appeal and many, many more. Support the local charity. Charities will be greatly reduced if car parking is abolished. The Lyons...Tewantin Lyons Club urge Council to allow continued parking in the Christmas, Easter, June to September school holidays, long weekends and public holidays. This petition seeks to be presented to the whole of Council. Thank you. I'll second with that. Thank you. Mayor Stewart: Thank you. Paul and Piper. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: Just a query. Normally the petition is presented to the CEO for action and I didn't hear that in the resolution.
00:03:00 Councillor Lorentson: Can I add, I'd like to present the petition to the CEO and request that he responds. Sure. Thank you. Mayor Stewart: And I'll second that and we'll go to the vote again. All in favour? That is carried unanimously. Thank you. Thank you. Petition. Thank you, Councilor Armstrong. We have no notified motions. There are no presentations. There are no deputations. We are now up to page three of the agenda item eight which is the consideration of committee reports. First we have the planning and environment committee recommendations. 5.1 revised policy guidelines, private land conservation and partnerships. Councilors, we received an updated recommendation by staff since the P&E meeting. So would anyone like to move this revised staff recommendation? And we'd like to... Thank you. I'll read it out. Thank you, Councilor Stockwell. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: Just wait for it to come up on the screen. I'm sorry.
8.1 PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT 11 APRIL 2023 ¶
00:04:00 So the motion I'd like to move is that Noosa Council note the report by the conservation partners adopted to the planning and environment committee meeting dated the 11th of April 2023. And A, approve the amendments as outlined in the attached update private land conservation partnerships policy guideline. Delegate to the CEO to make minor administrative changes to the policy guideline prior to publishing it on the website. And request staff to address program resourcing as part of the 2023-2034 budget process. Mayor Stewart: Do you have a second for that? Councillor Wegener: I'll second. Mayor Stewart: Councilor Wagner. Councillor Wegener: Thank you. Councilor Stockwell. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: So just to explain, Councilors. It's just basically to... The change is largely around giving the CEO the opportunity to make any minor administrative changes. Mayor Stewart: Thank you. May I just have a speak to this? I'll put you... My job's closed, Councilor Stockwell.
00:05:00 Could you vote all in favour? Carried unanimously. Thank you. Item 5.2, small business friendly program. Item 5.3 was referred to the general committee. Item 5.4, MCU 22 slash 0038 dot zero eight. Item 5.4, one minor change to a development permit, commercial business type one, office and commercial business type two medical at 28 Pene Creek Road, Noosaville. Item 5.5, planning an environment court appeal number BD 2147 of 2022, application for a dual occupancy at 6 Margaret Crescent, Sunrise Beach. Item 6.1, planning application to sow by delegated authority. Councilor Stockwell. Thank you. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for your interest in this matter as follows, at Sengstock House building approvals are identified as the applicant in number 21 of the development application MCU 2022-0190.
00:06:00 I've contracted Sengstock House building approvals to undertake building certification for my proposed residence in Boring Point on the 29th of November 2021. This process is currently underway. The total fees associated with the completion of the certification inspection regime is $5,904, which includes Noosa Clinic Council plumbing and drainage fees. As a result of my conflict of interest, I will now leave the meeting rooms while the matter is considered and voted on. Councillor Wilkie: Thank you. Thank you. Councillor Wilkins, second Councillor Pritchard are all in favour? Carried unanimously. Thank you very much. Thank you. Mayor Stewart: Thank you Councillor Stockwell. I'll move the planning and environment community recommendations. Thank you Councillor Winsell. All in favour? Carried unanimously. Thank you. We're now up to item 8.2, services and organisation community recommendation.
00:07:00 5.1, parks and playgrounds asset management plan. 5.2, Noosa IP waste management memorandum and understanding. Item 5.3 was referred to general. Item 5.4, proposed lease tenancy plan. Item 5.5, motion to ALGA conference general assembly 2023. Item 7.1 was referred to general. I'll move. Thank you. I'll move. Seconded by Councillor Lorentson, all in favour? Carried unanimously. Thank you. We're now up to item 8.3, the general committee meetings recommendation. These are on page 7 of our agenda. 5.1, application of material change of use for short-term accommodation at 515 Cooroy, Councillor Wegener: I'd like to pull this one out for a vote. Mayor Stewart: Okay, thank you. We'll pull that one out. Would anyone like to move staff recommendation?
8.2 SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT 11 APRIL 2023 ¶
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8.3 GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT 17 APRIL 2023 ¶
00:08:00 I'll move that. Mr Stockwell, Senator Druidge, would you like to speak to this? Deputy Mayor Stockwell: We've all said on Monday but just to reaffirm that this is consistent with the relevant codes under the scheme, it is in an area that does allow for such uses without the impact on the amenity of others and it is aligned with the purpose of that zone as we saw it when the planning scheme was introduced in 2020 and while we have indicated in the housing strategy that an intent to review the planning scheme in regard to whole house accommodation, we can't place any weight on that particular intent until at least it has been advertised to the public. Councillor Wegener: I've read the planning scheme over and over all the the relevant portions and I still feel as though this does not comply with that Neusatown plan 2020.
00:09:00 Mayor Stewart: Thank you Councillor Widenberg. Anyone else have a take please? Councillor Wilkie: Councillor Widenberg, we can say we don't think it complies with the planning scheme but the professional planning staff have said it does comply with the planning scheme. And it's entirely consistent with that, just for the record. Mayor Stewart: Thank you, Councillor. If we should close then, Sir Stockwell. We'll put to a vote. All in favour? Councillors Finzel, Strong, Boyd, Rispich, Lorentson, Wilkie, Stewart. Against? Councillor Wegener. Thank you. Thank you, Linda. Item 5.2, Tourism, Noosa Funding Agreement, referred from SNO on the 11th of April. Item 5.2, Tourism, Noosa Funding Agreement, referred from SNO on the 11th of April. Item 5.2, Tourism, Noosa Funding Agreement, referred from SNO on the 11th of April. As a result of my conflict of interest, I will now leave the meeting room while the matter is considered and voted on, and Councillor Wilkie will take over the chair. Thanks, Councillor. Thank you, Linda.
00:10:00 Councillor Finzel: I, Councillor Finzel, inform the meeting that I have a declarable conflict of interest in this matter, as Lena Cready, a director of Tourism Noosa, was involved with 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 and voted on. Councillor Wilkie: Thank you, Councillor Finzel. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: Thanks. I wish to inform the meeting that I have a declarable conflict of interest in this matter, as on the 24th of February 2020, I saw the review of the Independent Council Election Observer as to the public claims of the Future Noosa team, of which Lena Cready was publicly identified as a campaign manager. Lena Cready is a director of Tourism Noosa. Although I have a declarable conflict of interest, I do not believe a reasonable person could have a perception of bias, because the ICEO review was an advisory service, not a statutory process, and my queries at the time were in the public interest, and neither I nor Ms. Cready stood to personally gain or lose from that advice. Therefore, I will choose to remain in the meeting room and have a respected decision at the meeting
00:11:00 on whether I can remain and participate in the decision. Councillor Lorentson: I have the opportunity that Councillor Stockwell stays in the room and determine that it is in the public interest that he stays and participates and votes on this matter, because the 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, and Councillor Stockwell's queries at the time were in the public interest, and neither he nor Ms. Cready stood to gain personally or lose from that advice, and therefore a reasonable person would trust that the final decision is to remain in the public interest. I'll second that. I'll second that, Councillor Cready. Councillor Wilkie: I will speak to this motion. Councillor Jurisevic: Only to allude that this is consistent with the way that we have dealt with this matter in past references to some orders. Councillor Wilkie: Thank you very much. I'll put it to the vote. All in favour? That's unanimous.
00:12:00 Councillor Stockwell did not vote on that motion. Alright, Councillors, we have a new motion before us. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: So, Councillors, I'll move the motion and I'll read out the slight wording change that staff advised both our solicitor and TN are comfortable with, and that is in B, that authorised Chief Executive Officer to make changes to the funding performance deed prior to executing the deed as required, including TN will ensure that its strategic plan, marketing plan and events strategy are consistent with key aspirations and position of Council articulated in the Corporate Plan 2023-2028, relevant Council strategies and plans, and the DMP, in the event the DMP is adopted by Council with the term of this agreement. Councillor Wilkie: Do I have a second to that, please? I'll second it. Seconded by Councillor Stokewell. Councillor Stockwell, do you wish to speak to the motion? Deputy Mayor Stockwell: Just briefly, this was well discussed at Monday's meeting,
00:13:00 and this is just a refinement of the words. Councillor Wilkie: Thank you very much, Councillor Stockwell. Councillor Wegener: So, these are not the same words, though, that we voted on at that general meeting, are they? Deputy Mayor Stockwell: So, if you, Councillor Wegener, if you look above, they start with the words that are at the end of the sentence before, and they refer to the Corporate Plan in Council's position, and they just add a little bit more including the DMP in there. Councillor Wegener: Okay, I'll just take a moment to read that. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: On Monday, the thing was completion and adoption of the DMP prior to to take it, and this document just says, yeah, it goes to the life of the agreement. Councillor Lorentson: Can I ask a question to the CEO? On Monday, I requested that both TM and our legals are consulted and approve the amendment.
00:14:00 Was that done? Speaker 1: Through you, Mr Chair, yes, they were, and that's the reason for the slight change in the words. Councillor Wegener. Thank you. But it's essentially the same, but it's just got the legal overlay to it. Okay. Councillor Wilkie: Councillor Gorski. Councillor Jurisevic: I'd only like to reiterate one of the points that I raised on Monday with regard to the programs that Tourism Noosa undertake, and I neglected to mention one of them, which was the Trees for Tourism project that they have undertaken in the last few years as one of the other strategies and projects that they have adopted and that I strongly support. Councillor Wilkie: Councillor Gorski. May I have the councillor speak to the motion? The councillor Stockwell wishes to close. To the vote. All in favour? That's unanimous. May the man be brought back into place.
00:15:00 Thank you. Mayor Stewart: We are now on page 8 of the agenda. 6.1. Contract number CN003.1. Flood reconstruction. Golden Gully Road culvert replacements. 6.2. Budget review 2. BR2 for the 2022-23 financial year. 6.3. Financial performance report April 23. 7.1. Confidential not for public release. Centralised legal services trial. 7.2. Tourist accommodation zone. Review proposed amendment 2A to Noosa Plan 2020. I'll do it. I believe it. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: There's a change. Yeah. Okay. So there's a slight change with a few additional administrative words to the motion that was passed on Monday.
00:16:00 And that's in item B. And I'll read that out. Submit proposed amendments 2A to Noosa Plan 2020 of Chief Executive, State Department, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning for the purpose of State Interest Review and request the Chief Executive of State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning to consider the amendments as part of proposed amendment 2 endorsed by Council on the 31st of January 2023. Currently under review by the State, forming a single comprehensive amendment package. And then in D. Note that following State Interest Review, a report will be submitted to Council on the proposed amendments 2 and 2A to Noosa Plan, which will form a single comprehensive amendment package for endorsement for the purpose of community consultation and public notification. Thank you. Mayor Stewart: Does anyone like to second that? Deputy Mayor Stockwell: I'll second that. Mayor Stewart: Thank you. We have this meeting here. Principal's Procedure Planner, if anyone would like an update on this item or visiting questions. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: I'll just explain. The addition of words are just to be very precise in what we adopt to send a clear message
00:17:00 of our intent to the State. It's not changing the way we were anticipating this proceeding. Councillor Jurisevic: You're a question around the element of forming a single comprehensive amendment package to the CEO or to our planner. The purpose behind that is to, I'm assuming, have two whilst we're in the middle of the House. We've got two bodies of work going to the State that come back as one body for public consultation. Is that correct? Yes. Thank you. Yes. Thank you. Mayor Stewart: Thank you. Councillor Lorentson: Thank you. Anyone else like to talk to this? Mayor Stewart: We'll put to a vote. It's closed. All in favour? Carried unanimously. Thank you. Thank you, Anita, for coming out and for sharing. We have one report direct to ordinary. Oh, sorry. You didn't vote on that one. Sorry. All in favour?
00:18:00 Unanimous. Thank you. We have one report direct to ordinary, and that is 9.1, change to services and organisation committee chair. Our acting CEO, Larry Sengstock, could you give us a brief overview of this report, please? Speaker 1: Let me just get back up on this computer. Mayor Stewart: That's what you need paper like. Speaker 1: It never lets you down. It just takes a little bit of time. Things like me. Okay. I'll read the executive summary, if that's okay. I should stand up. At the ordinary meeting of date of 30th of April 2020, Council, Joe Juricic, was appointed as chairperson for the services and organisation, known as the S&O committee. Rotation of chairpersons was recommended to councillors to allow them to remain in the opportunity to experience the role of chairperson. This report seeks to appoint a new chair for the S&O committee meetings. So at this juncture, we'd like to call for nominations for that role.
9 ORDINARY MEETING REPORTS ¶
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9.1 CHANGE TO SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE CHAIR ¶
00:19:00 Mayor Stewart: Thank you, Mr. Senator. Councillor Jurisevic: I'd like to move that Councillor Lorentson be the new appointed chair of the S&O committee. Mayor Stewart: I'll speak to that. Yeah. Councillor Jurisevic: I will speak to that. We did review this halfway through the term. And at that point in time, we did adopt a new chair of the planning committee. Councillor Lorentson, at that time, decided she wasn't quite at a point where she was ready to take on the, you know, I believe it's permanent that the councillor gets that opportunity. And I think now is the ideal opportunity for her to take that on, so that all of the councillors have an opportunity to chair one of the associations. Councillor Lorentson: Thank you. I'd like to speak to the S&O committee. I'd like to say thank you. And I'm committed and very able. So I look forward to chairing the service as an organisation in the future. Mayor Stewart: Yeah, I think it's a great appointment. Thank you, Councillor Drew. It's pretty forward. Councillor Lorentson will do a remarkable job, and I have full faith in her role as
00:20:00 the new chair for our S&O. So congratulations, Councillor Lorentson. Thank you. Councillor... Deputy Mayor Stockwell: I think it's also appropriate that we thank our councillor Drew. And I also wanted to spend any rumours that the timing of this has got anything to do with the moving to a digital agenda system. Councillor Wegener: I'm close. Councillor Jurisevic: I'm not an old dinosaur. I keep up with technology. Thank you very much, Councillor Stockwell. No, I think it's prudent. I think it's time. And like I said, I think the opportunity needs to be given to us. I think it's prudent to all councillors to adopt. And likewise, I think Councillor Lorentson will make an excellent chair on the S&O committee. Mayor Stewart: Thank you. And I'll put it to a vote for the favour. Carried unanimously. Thank you. There are no confidential items, and we have one submission to public question time from Mr Ian Blue, but this is from the Tewantin News Alliance Club. But Mr Blue is not in attendance. So our acting CEO, Larry Sengstock, will now read the questions and responses.
11.1 IAN GLEW - TEWANTIN NOOSA LIONS CLUB ¶
00:21:00 Thank you, Larry. Speaker 1: Okay. Thank you. So, yeah, I believe Ian's not in the room, is he? Right. So I'll read the question and the response, if that's okay. At the recent meeting of the 13th of March, 2023, a report was submitted asking for car parking to be approved at Noosa Heads Lions Park through to May 2023, May 2024. A motion was raised and approval only given for Christmas, New Year 24, and Easter 24. Tewantin Noosa Lions Club are on receipt of in excess of 1,200 signatures, even more, on a petition, and 148 likes on the long weekends and public holidays. Community Notice Board supporting the continuation of parking over all school holidays. I do support the comments made at the meeting, this is from Mr Glue, at the meeting 13th of the 3rd, 2023. That some consultation should have been sought rather than just raising a motion. I'm asking what is the process to have this motion reversed?
00:22:00 So my response to that is in our standing orders, which are the standing orders for this meeting. Item 34, repealing of or rescinding resolutions. 34.1, a resolution of council may not be amended or repealed unless notice of motion is given in accordance with the requirements of the Local Government Act 2009. Or the Local Government Regulation 2012. 34.2, councillors present at the meeting at which a motion to repeal or amend a resolution is put, may refer consideration of that motion. Such deferral shall not be longer than three months. And in the Local Government Regulations section 262, repeal or amendment of resolutions, a resolution of a local government may be repealed or amended only if notice of intention to propose the repeal or amendment is given to each resolution. Or if notice of intention is given to each resolution is given to each councilor at least five days before the meeting at which the proposal is to be made. Hopefully that answers that question for now.
00:23:00 Question 2, with the car parking at Noosa Heads wound back to Christmas, New Year and Easter and the whole question of car parking being reviewed with the possibility of this park not being used at all for car parking. My question is, the annual triathlon held in the park going to be, is going to be allowed to continue if the park is to be reverted to green space. I would find a little contrary if the tri was allowed to continue in the park and ceasing car parking. Councillor Jurisevic: Contradictory, may I correct you there? Sorry. Contradictory, may I correct you there? Speaker 1: Sorry, yes, I'm reading verbatim. That's all right. Thank you. The response there is, use of the Lions Park by the Noosa Tri event is not viewed as contradictory to the reserve purpose and will be allowed to continue. The state has previously advised utilization of a reserve for recreation for car parking purposes is a use inconsistent with the reserve purpose in accordance with the state policy, operational policy, secondary use of trust land under the Land Act.
00:24:00 That's the initial response. Mayor Stewart: Thank you very much. Speaker 1: Thank you. Mayor Stewart: Thank you. Thank you. We have no... The next meeting is... The next ordinary meeting. The next ordinary meeting will be held on the 18th of May, 2023. We've got no further items on the agenda and I declare the meeting closed at 5.24 p.m. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for your attendance. We appreciate it.
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13 MEETING CLOSURE ¶
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