ORDINARY MEETING AGENDA Friday 10 July 2020 commencing at 9:30am Quilpie Shire Council Boardroom 50 Brolga Street Quilpie Ordinary Meeting of Council 3 July 2020 The Mayor and Council Members Quilpie Shire Council QUILPIE QLD 4480 Dear Members Notice is hereby given that a Pre Meeting Briefing will be held in the Council Boardroom, on Friday, 10 July 2020, commencing at 8:30am. Notice is also hereby given that an Ordinary Meeting of the Quilpie Shire Council will be held at the Council Chambers, on Friday, 10 July 2020, following the Special Budget meeting commencing at 11:00am. The agenda for the ordinary meeting is attached for your information. Yours faithfully Dave Burges Chief Executive Officer ORDINARY MEETING OF COUNCIL AGENDA Friday 10 July 2020 Quilpie Shire Council Boardroom ORDER OF PROCEEDINGS 1 OPENING OF MEETING 2 ATTENDANCE 3 APOLOGIES 4 CONDOLENCES 5 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST 6 RECEIVING AND CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES 6.1 (07/20) – ORDINARY MEETING OF QUILPIE SHIRE COUNCIL HELD FRIDAY 12 JUNE 2020 ............................................ 01 7 ITEMS ARISING FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS 8 MAYORAL REPORT 9 COUNCILLOR PORTFOLIO REPORTS 10 STATUS REPORTS 10.1 (07/20) – ENGINEERING SERVICES STATUS REPORTS .......................................... REFER STATUS REPORTS AGENDA 10.2 (07/20) – CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES STATUS REPORTS ................... REFER STATUS REPORTS AGENDA 10.3 (07/20) – FINANCIAL SERVICES STATUS REPORTS .............................................. REFER STATUS REPORTS AGENDA 10.4 (07/20) – GOVERNANCE STATUS REPORTS ....................................................... REFER STATUS REPORTS AGENDA 11 ENGINEERING SERVICES ................................................................................................................. NIL REPORTS 12 CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES 12.1 (07/20) – COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE GRANT APPLICATION – QUILPIE SPORT & RECREATION INC. ............................24 13 FINANCE 13.1 (07/20) – FINANCIAL SERVICES REPORT – MONTH ENDING 30 JUNE 2020 .........................................................26 14 GOVERNANCE 14.1 (07/20) – TENDER T07 1920 REGISTER OF PRE-QUALIFIED SUPPLIERS – CONTRACTORS FOR 2020-2022 ..............71 14.2 (07/20) – REQUEST FOR GRID ....................................................................................................................73 14.3 (07/20) – ATTENDANCE AT LGAQ ANNUAL CONFERENCE ................................................................................74 14.4 (07/20) – ATTENDANCE AT WQAC ASSEMBLY ..............................................................................................96 14.5 (07/20) – CALL FOR MOTIONS – LGAQ ANNUAL CONFERENCE ........................................................................99 14.6 (07/20) – QUILPIE WELLSPRING BUSINESS CASE ............................................................................................100 14.7 (07/20) – DELEGATIONS REGISTER ..............................................................................................................106 14.8 (07/20) – 2019/2020 OPERATIONAL PLAN 4TH QUARTER REVIEW ...................................................................164 15 CONFIDENTIAL ITEMS 15.1 (07/20) – VARIOUS RATES ARREARS AND DISCOUNTS 15.2 (07/20) – STAFFING MATTERS 16 LATE CONFIDENTIAL ITEMS 17 LATE ITEMS 18 GENERAL BUSINESS 18.1 (07/20) – LGAQ BENCHMARKING DATA ...................................................................................................... 259 19 MEETING DATES Order of Proceedings __________________________________________________________________________________ 1 OPENING OF MEETING 2 ATTENDANCE 3 APOLOGIES 4 CONDOLENCES 5 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST 6 RECEIVING AND CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES 6.1 (07/20) – Ordinary Meeting of Quilpie Shire Council held Friday 12 June 2020 IX: 196336 Author: Chief Executive Officer, Dave Burges Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Quilpie Shire Council held in the Council Boardroom, 50 Brolga Street Quilpie on Friday, 12 June 2020. Attachment: Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Quilpie Shire Council held on Friday, 12 June 2020 Recommendation: That the minutes of the Ordinary Meeting on Quilpie Shire Council held on Friday, 12 June 2020 are taken as read and confirmed as an accurate record of proceedings. Agenda Ordinary Meeting of Council 10 July 2020 1| Page Ordinary Meeting of Council MINUTES Friday 12 June 2020 Quilpie Shire Council Boardroom 50 Brolga Street, Quilpie Qld 4480 Agenda Ordinary Meeting of Council 10 July 2020 2| Page ORDINARY MEETING OF COUNCIL Friday 12 June 2020 Quilpie Shire Council Boardroom MINUTES 1 OPENING OF MEETING The Mayor declared the meeting open at 9.44am. 2 PRESENT Cr Stuart Mackenzie (Mayor) Cr Jenny Hewson (Deputy Mayor) Cr Roger Volz Cr Bruce Paulsen Cr Lyn Barnes Mr Dave Burges (Chief Executive Officer) In attendance: Mrs Maree Radnedge (Minutes Secretary) 3 APOLOGIES Nil 4 CONDOLENCES Council noted the recent passing of John Espie and expressed their condolences to his family. 5 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Division 5A of the Local Government Act 2009 (the Act) requires Councillors to declare a Material Personal Interest or a Conflict of Interest should either apply regarding a matter that is before a Council meeting (refer Sections 175C and 175E of the Act). The Declaration should be made at the commencement of the meeting and prior to the matter being considered and voted upon by Council. Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Council – Friday 12 June 2020 Page 1 Agenda Ordinary Meeting of Council 10 July 2020 3| Page 6 RECEIVING AND CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES 6.1 (06/20) – Ordinary Meeting of Quilpie Shire Council held Friday 8 May 2020 Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Quilpie Shire Council held in the Council Boardroom, 50 Brolga Street Quilpie on Friday, 8 May 2020. Resolution No: (01-06-20) Moved by: Cr Lyn Barnes Seconded by: Cr Jenny Hewson That the minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Quilpie Shire Council held on Friday, 8 May 2020 are taken as read and confirmed as an accurate record of proceedings. 5/0 6.2 (06/20) – Special Meeting of Quilpie Shire Council held Friday 15 May 2020 Minutes of the Special Meeting of Quilpie Shire Council held in the Council Boardroom, 50 Brolga Street Quilpie on Friday, 15 May 2020. Resolution No: 02( -06-20) Moved by: Cr Roger Volz Seconded by: Cr Bruce Paulsen That the minutes of the Special Meeting of Quilpie Shire Council held on Friday, 15 May 2020 are taken as read and confirmed as an accurate record of proceedings. 5/0 7 ITEMS FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS 7.1 (05/20) – Quilpie Swimming Pool Management Contract The current Quilpie Swimming Pool Management Contract with “All About Aquatics” expires on 31 July 2020. In accordance with the Management Contract an extension of the Contract may be negotiated for a further three years. At the May Ordinary Meeting of Council, the CEO was authorised to further renegotiate the Quilpie Swimming Pool Management Contract with current lessee Alina Graham, All About Aquatics for a further period of 3 years. Council was presented with a final Contract for their information. Noted. Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Council – Friday 12 June 2020 Page 2 Agenda Ordinary Meeting of Council 10 July 2020 4| Page 7.2 (05/20) – Flying Minute – Rates Concession By Flying Minute dated 16 May 2020, Council approved a rates concession for the owner of Assessment No. 00210-10000-000 due to the COVID-19 impact. This matter was considered as a separate report – refer Item 15.1. 8 MAYORAL AND COUNCILLOR REPORTS The Mayor and Councillors provided brief updates on activities they have undertaken since the May Ordinary Meeting of Council. All Councillors attended multiple Council workshops during the month including a workshop with Dr John Sing and a budget workshop. Two business breakfasts were hosted by Council regarding the Quilpie Wellspring project which were well attended and the Councillors took a tour of the new bore drilling project. Member for Warrego, Ms Ann Leahy visited Quilpie and during her stay Cr Barnes escorted Ms Leahy to the Quilpie State College, St. Finbarr’s School and for an inspection of the new bore drilling project. Councillors Mackenzie and Hewson attended a luncheon with Ms Leahy and Crs Volz, Paulsen and Barnes attended the community dinner. Councillors Mackenzie, Hewson, Volz and Barnes attended a community meeting in Eromanga in addition to the Wild Dog Advisory Group meeting. Cr Stuart Mackenzie held discussions with Anita Clark regarding the SWRED Bus Tour Tourism project in addition to participating in weekly Premier’s conferences regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and a teleconference with the CEO of the Outback Queensland Tourism Authority (OQTA) regarding infrastructure and support funding. Cr Mackenzie attended several meetings including the South West Road Group meeting, SWRED meeting and OQTA meeting in addition to participating in zoom meetings for the Western Queensland Alliance and the Community Advisory Network. During the month Cr Mackenzie and Tourism Manager, Karen Grimm participated in a data collection initiative with the OQTA. Cr Volz and Council’s CEO participated in a South West Waste Reference Group meeting. In addition to the activitiesended att by all Councillors, Cr Paulsen met with Director of Corporate and Community Services, Lisa Hamlyn regarding TRAIC funding. All Councillors held various conversations with community members regarding the Wellspring Project and Cr Barnes also met with local businesses and community members regarding