2016-08-09 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                        9 AUGUST 2016


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                     RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                          CURRENT PRIORITIES                         THE NEXT QUARTER
Strategic Land Use
Biodiversity Plan                        Plan preparations and mapping well         Review LiDAR map information,          Finalise draft plan and report to
                                           underway                                     progress biodiversity mapping and        Council
                                                                                        continue with documenting
                                                                                        strategies and actions.

Effluent Disposal Study update           Develop audit programme letter drop        Identify and undertake a desk top      Inform Councillors of activities in
                                           for on-site waste water facilities to        study of 2,000 Cooran properties         regards to audit programme
                                           support Planning Scheme objectives           that are affected within this audit    Commence letter drop and undertake
                                                                                        programme.                               testing of identified facilities that may
                                                                                      Implement developed programme            affect existing development
                                                                                        processes


Flood Modelling for the Noosa River      Model set up                               Prepare model outputs and reports      Finalise flood study and report to
Catchment                                                                                                                        Council


Centres Strategy                         Peer review of initial findings            Advance Centres Strategy               Report to Council
                                         Consultants engaged to prepare an
                                           Activities Centre Strategy

Housing Needs Analysis                   Establish data sets on:                    Finalise project scope and             Consultant to undertake analysis
                                           o   housing stock                            procurement
                                           o   housing capacity
                                           o   housing waiting lists
                                           o   housing providers


Business as Usual activities             Set up office space, administrative        Recruiting balance of team             Preliminary community and
                                           systems, budget and programme for          Directions paper                         stakeholder communication.
                                           new Planning Scheme                        Community engagement plan
                                         Planning Scheme Project Manager
                                           commenced




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