Great news! Gideon succeeds in getting biodiversity offsets named up in the Long Term Financial Plan
Channel: Gideon Cordover
Date: 24/02/2021

15 February 2021, Kingborough Council public meeting. Cr Gideon Cordover speaks about the Long Term Financial Plan 2020/21 - 2030/31 (LTFP).

Cr Cordover successfully moved two amendments and proposed several others concerning implementing waste reduction targets, installing solar panels on council-owned buildings, and reducing council fee-hikes for non-development/building related services. 

The successful biodiversity clause (on page 12 of the council meeting minutes) reads: 

Amendment:
Moved: Cr Gideon Cordover Seconded: Cr Sue Bastone
Under “Opportunities” insert a new section under Developer Contributions called "Biodiversity offset revenues":

“There may be an opportunity to increase revenue for the Kingborough Environmental Fund by reviewing the Biodiversity Offset Policy against alternative tree valuation frameworks such as the City of Melbourne Tree Valuation method.”

In Favour: Crs Dean Winter, Sue Bastone, Gideon Cordover, Flora Fox, Amanda Midgley and Paula Wriedt

Against: Crs Jo Westwood, David Grace, Christian Street and Steve Wass
CARRIED 6/4 

The minutes for this meeting are here:
https://www.kingborough.tas.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Minutes-No.-3-15-February-2021-Public-Copy.pdf

The agenda for this meeting is here: 
https://www.kingborough.tas.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Agenda-No.-3-15-February-2021-Public-Copy.pdf

The full video is here:
https://www.facebook.com/KingboroughTas/videos/466068597869139

Full audio, minutes and agenda of Kingborough Council public meetings are available for download from: 
https://www.kingborough.tas.gov.au/council/council-meetings/meetings-archive/

Authorised by G. Cordover, Tasmanian Greens, Ground floor, 162 Macquarie Street, Hobart, TAS, 7000