2022-11-17 Ordinary Meeting Minutes

ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES                                                         17 NOVEMBER 2022


9.    ORDINARY MEETING REPORTS

      Nil




10.   CLOSED SESSION

      Nil.




11.   PUBLIC QUESTION TIME

      1      BRIAN O’CONNOR

             Question 1
             The Noosa Cultural Plan 2019-23 states that Noosa Council will review and improve its
             approach to place-making, while the Noosa Council Operational Plan for 2021-22 says
             the council will continue the rollout of the place-making project, thus indicating that work
             is well under way. Given these self-imposed objectives and timelines, with completion
             scheduled for next year, can the council confirm that the place-making project has begun
             and is on target to meet the deadline and can the council outline what progress has been
             made; and when will the result of deliberations be made public?
             Response by Scott Waters, Chief Executive Officer
             The Noosa Cultural Plan 2019 - 2023 is included under the theme "Places and Spaces",
             the following focus area: Sense of Place.
             Council will review and improve its approach to placemaking to ensure its concepts and
             strategies are understood and implemented collectively across the organisation. It will
             work with stakeholders to achieve an integrated, place based approach which supports
             community cohesion, improves the aesthetic appeal and maintains a sense of local
             identity through measures including creative arts, built infrastructure, streetscaping and
             precinct development.
             Work is underway on the Place project in line with the objectives of the Cultural Plan.
             The Place Project initiation included the setting up of an internal Governance framework
             and terms of reference, establishing a monitoring and evaluation program to ensure the
             ongoing progress could be measured and evaluated over time, and finally the selection
             of a potential pilot location to undertake a place based program. The internal Governance
             framework has been established and regular meetings have been occurring with relevant
             Council officers since November 2020. In order to establish an accurate baseline for
             measurement and evaluation across the Shire, Council undertook a Liveability Survey in
             November 2021 in conjunction with Place Score, with the results provided on Council’s
             webpage in March this year. Since the survey, Council staff have been collating this
             information along with other necessary resources, to determine a suitable evaluation
             process for the selection of a Pilot location. This work is now near completion and will be
             workshopped with Council with the hope of announcing the proposed pilot location early
             in the New Year. We acknowledge that this has not occurred as quickly as envisaged,
             however it was important to get the process correct, taking into account all the
             information, to ensure the best outcome.


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