Council - 15 Apr 2026

Key decisions

• Petitions referred for operational consideration
  Council received and referred petitions to the Chief Executive Officer about parking limits at 32 Middle Street Cleveland, Aboriginal cultural heritage protection, Judy Holt Park environmental rehabilitation works, and security cameras and lighting at Coochiemudlo Island jetty, barge and boat ramp areas.
  Residents may see follow-up investigations or operational responses on parking, heritage protection, park rehabilitation, and public safety infrastructure.
• Commercial use of open space motion withdrawn
  Council withdrew Item 17.2, the notice of motion on commercial use of open space.
  No decision was made on this proposed change at this meeting.
• Confidential late items added to agenda
  Council accepted late confidential items on Weinam Creek resumption notice for Lot 1 on SP309584 and Redland Investment Corporation governance arrangements.
  These matters may affect future land, project, or governance decisions, but details were considered confidential.
• March 2026 financial report noted
  Council resolved to note the financial position, results and ratios for March 2026 as presented in the Monthly Financial Report.
  This indicates Council reviewed its current finances and budget performance without announcing a specific public-facing budget change in the extracted text.
• Audit and Risk Management Committee minutes adopted
  Council adopted the minutes of the Audit & Risk Management Committee meeting held on 5 March 2026.
  This supports oversight of governance, project assurance, safety, ethics, and risk management across Council operations.

Important topics

• Birkdale Community Precinct follow-up
  Council recorded prior resolutions on the Birkdale Community Precinct, including infrastructure designation consultation, project delivery clarity, financial modelling, and long-term stewardship matters.
  The precinct remains a significant local project with ongoing questions about delivery, costs, and legacy outcomes.
• Cleveland Town Centre Revitalisation Project
  Council recorded the earlier decision to treat the Cleveland Town Centre Revitalisation Project as a major project to be progressed by Redland Investment Corporation, with phased delivery and future reporting on preferred development partners.
  Residents and businesses in Cleveland may be affected by future redevelopment planning and delivery.
• Potential property disposals in Capalaba
  Council recorded earlier confidential resolutions about disposal options for identified lots in Capalaba.
  Future land disposal decisions could affect local land use and development outcomes.
• Water pressure service issues policy follow-up
  Council recorded earlier work on intermittent water pressure interruptions affecting properties in high level pressure zones around Mount Cotton Road, Ney Road, School Road and Howlett Road, including investigation of possible concession pathways.
  Affected households may receive future service-level recognition or financial concession options if issues continue.
• Audit and project assurance work
  The adopted committee minutes covered organisational culture, psychosocial health, asset data audit recommendations, project governance, ethics and integrity, and risk management.
  These oversight activities influence how reliably Council manages projects, assets, safety, and public accountability.

Resident impacts

• Parking restrictions at 32 Middle Street Cleveland may be reviewed following the petition referral.
• Aboriginal cultural heritage protection issues raised by petitioners will be considered administratively by Council.
• Judy Holt Park rehabilitation concerns may lead to assessment of environmental works.
• Safety infrastructure concerns at Coochiemudlo Island transport and recreation areas may lead to review of cameras and lighting.
• Residents affected by low or intermittent water pressure in identified high-level areas may see further investigation into service concessions.
• Cleveland town centre and Birkdale precinct projects remain active areas of future change.

Places affected

• Cleveland (suburb/town centre)
  Petition on parking at 32 Middle Street and ongoing town centre revitalisation project.
• 32 Middle Street, Cleveland (street address)
  Subject of petition seeking reduced parking limit from 12 hours to 2 hours.
• Judy Holt Park (park)
  Petition sought environmental rehabilitation works.
• Coochiemudlo Island (island/locality)
  Petition concerned security cameras and lighting at jetty, barge and boat ramp areas.
• Victoria Point Recreation Reserve (recreation reserve)
  Petition included car park security camera and lighting upgrades.
• Birkdale Community Precinct (project area)
  Ongoing precinct planning, consultation, delivery and legacy matters.
• Capalaba (suburb)
  Potential property disposal matters were recorded as ongoing.
• Mount Cotton Road / Ney Road / School Road / Howlett Road area (service area/road corridor)
  Area identified as affected by intermittent water pressure issues.

Next steps

• Chief Executive Officer to consider the referred petitions on parking, heritage protection, park rehabilitation, and security infrastructure.
  Following the meeting
• Further reports on Birkdale Community Precinct delivery, financial modelling and stewardship to be brought to a future general meeting, as previously resolved.
  Future meeting
• Evaluation panel recommendation on preferred development partner(s) for the Cleveland Town Centre Revitalisation Project to come to a future general meeting, as previously resolved.
  Future meeting
• Investigation and reporting to continue on intermittent water pressure impacts and possible concession pathways for affected properties.
  Future meeting/report-back
• Confidential late items on Weinam Creek and Redland Investment Corporation governance arrangements to be considered under confidential business.
  At this meeting under confidential items

Extracted minutes text

U N C O N F I R M E D M I N U T E S GENERAL MEETING Wednesday, 15 April 2026 The Council Chambers 91 - 93 Bloomfield Street CLEVELAND QLD GENERAL MEETING MINUTES 15 APRIL 2026 Order of Business 1 Declaration of Opening ....................................................................................................... 4 2 Record of Attendance and Leave of Absence ....................................................................... 5 3 Devotional Segment ............................................................................................................ 6 4 Recognition of Achievement ..................................................................................................