2019-03-12 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                           12 MARCH 2019


3.    Update on Erosion
Site inspections undertaken by Council staff indicate that erosion continues to progress,
evidenced from fresh undermining of established trees in the area and bank crumbling. The
erosion rate appears to be steady at this stage, however, these visual inspections will be
supported by survey work undertaken in the next month as part of a broader Noosa River survey
in order to provide detailed setback and volume changes.
4.    Formation of a Project Working Group
It is proposed to establish a project working group incorporating several branches within Council
such that it may provide multi-branch feedback, with representation proposed as follows:
 Project Coordinator – Flooding, Coastal and Foreshores (Chair)
 Environmental Services Manager
 Governance Advisor
 Principal Strategic Planner
 Project Coordinator- Climate Change Adaptation.

Previous Council Consideration
Ordinary Meeting Minutes, 17 November 2018, Item 2, Page 11
That Council note the report by the Project Coordinator – Flooding, Coastal and Foreshore to the
Services & Organisation Committee Meeting dated 6 November 2018 and
A     Support the urgent completion of a Shoreline Erosion Management Plan for Noosa Spit
      and Noosa Main Beach subject to funding being provided in Budget Review 2; and
B.    Provide a status update to Council on a quarterly basis.

Finance
The awarded contract for the Noosa SEMP work is within the approved 2018/2019 budget
allocation.

Risks & Opportunities
An update to the risk and opportunities matrix, reported to the Service and Organisation
Committee Meeting on 6 November 2018 is presented below.
Risk Description                                                       Likelihood   Consequence

SEMP and proposed           actions   are   not   complete   before    Possible     Implementation    of
intervention is required.                                                           unplanned/ emergency
                                                                                    works required.
Note: While the timing of the SEMP should allow completion and
a proposal for implementation of recommended actions, the
implementation time of this action remains critical.
Remediation costs will continue to grow until a solution can be        Certain      Increased      costs     to
implemented.                                                                        replace lost sand and
                                                                                    habitat.
A failure to remediate may expose Council to a risk of litigation      Possible     Legal costs and/or costs
from properties that are currently protected by the Noosa Spit                      awarded as damages if
peninsula.                                                                          it is found Council failed
                                                                                    in their duty of care.
Note: Further investigation of this is desirable as no legal opinion
has yet been sought.
Reputational damage, due to a perception of poor management.           Likely       Reputational.




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