Special Meeting Transcript

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00:00:00 Mayor Wilkie: August 2024. Actually, I'd say it's Friday, August 23rd, 2024. I declare the meeting open. I'd like to begin by acknowledging the traditional custodians of the lands on which we meet, which is the Kabi Kabi people, pay respects to elders past, present and emerging, reiterate their continual invitation for us to join them as joint custodians and caring for the place we love and each other. We have an apology from Councillor Wilson, who's away on leave. Today's special meeting is to consider one confidential item. The item deals with a contract. The contract is funded by external funding, not ratepayers' money, but we're still going to move into confidential session because the discussions could have an effect on potential commercial negotiations in relation to these and future contracts. So I'd like to move that the meeting be closed to the public pursuant to Section 254J3G, the Local Government Regulation 2012, for the purpose of discussing contracts proposed to be made by Council, and in particular the potential commercial negotiations in relation to these contracts for items 2.1, contract number CN00510B, package 510, Shrybers Road Bridge. I have a seconder, please. Thank you, Councillor Wegener.

00:01:00 Speaker 3: Can I just point out that you read something different to what's on the screen? Speaker 2: Yeah. Mayor Wilkie: Yes. All right. Well, I'll read the motion that the... Speaker 3: Oh, you've already moved that one, so we just have to change it up to here. Mayor Wilkie: Okay. Sorry. Well... Speaker 3: Well, you can. I suppose we can all read it. Mayor Wilkie: I'll read this motion. That the meeting be closed to the public pursuant to... Section 254J3G of the Local Government Regulation 2012, for the purpose of discussing negotiations relating to a commercial matter involving the local government for which a public discussion would be likely to prejudice the interests of the local government.

00:02:00 Okay. All in favour? That's carried unanimously. May we move to confidential session, please? Then we'll get you to speak. Speaker 1: Sorry. Mayor Wilkie: Okay. We are now back in public session. We have a recommendation that the Council notes the report by the Disaster Reconstruction Coordinator to the Council Special Meeting dated 23 August 2024 and... A. Award contract number CM00510B, Flood Reconstruction Package 510, Shrivers Road Bridge, including the realignment of water main infrastructure to Hazel Brothers Queensland, B. Delegate to the Chief Executive Office of the Power to negotiate, finalise, execute and do all things necessary to administer the contract on behalf of Council.

00:03:00 And C. Delegate to the Chief Executive Office of the Power to amend the contract up to 11% of the total contract value. We have someone prepared to move that? Councillor Wegener. A seconder? Councillor Laurenson. Speaker 2: Thank you. Councillor Wegener, do you wish to speak? Just like that. Thank you, Julie. And the team. It's been a long road. Lots of bridges. Yeah. Congratulations. This looks like a really well sought out way to explain the contract. Fantastic. Thank you very much. Speaker 3: Team. Mayor Wilkie: Okay. Thank you, Councillor Wegener. Just for those who may be listening or watching, the recommendation as in the report points 1, 2, 3 of the recommendation. Recommendation to be changed to A, B and C. It's a technical amendment.

00:04:00 Anyone else wish to speak to the motion? I'll put the motion. Those in favour? That's unanimous. That's carried. Thank you, Julie. Thank you, Larry. Good. Now declare the meeting closed at 2.21.