2021-10-08 Special Meeting Agenda

SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA   8 OCTOBER 2021




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SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA                                                                    8 OCTOBER 2021

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     with them, or empower = they tell us what they want and we do it

     * Consult - obtain public feedback on the draft CHAP: and,
     e = Involve - work with the community to ensure that community concems and aspirations are appropriately reflected in
         the final CHAP to be endorsed by Council.

  Engagement processes — Covid19 aware
  Due to the current environment, the project may need to rely on virtual forms of engagement. The project will use Your
  Say Noosa (YSN), newspapers and social media (Instagram & Facebook), and possibly presentations to specific groups
  where requested, and a limited number of small face-to-face meetings with key stakeholders. Opportunity for face-to-face
  discussions at the Strategic Planning Office will be made available on appointment to answer questions and provide
  information.

  Core messages
     ©   The Noosa Coastal Hazard Adaptation Plan is a long-term plan that seeks to provide clear direction for a
         coordinated approach to respond to coastal hazards including coastal erosion and tidal inundation.
     ©   The community already experiences the effects of coastal erosion along our open coasts as well as tidal inundation
         around foreshore areas of the Noosa River and parts of Noosa Heads. With climate change and sea level rise, we
         can expect the impacts of erosion and inundation risk to worsen over time.
     ©   Aproactive and adaptive approach is required to ensure that decisions are made with the best information
         available at the time with long term risks to the community in mind. Ongoing monitoring and review is a key
         component of ensuring a ‘stepped’ pathway approach to preparing for coastal risks.
     © = The plan is based on a detailed risk assessment and consideration of the costs and benefits of a broad range of
         adaptation options. It sets out risk mitigation actions relevant to different areas of Noosa Shire and prioritises
         these for the next 1-5 years. The plan also identifies a pathway for responding to coastal hazards for the longer
         term.
     ©   Community and stakeholder involvement have been a vital input into the development of the Plan.
     ©   Community feedback to date has informed the assessment of community values, future risks and adaptation
         options through workshops, community surveys, pop-up community events and face to face meetings. This final
        Stage of consultation is to seek feedback on the contents of the second draft of the plan, including the detailed
         priority actions recommended for each locality.
     © = The plan will be made available for community feedback for 3 weeks. Council will be genuinely using this period of
         public exhibition to gain feedback from affected and interested stakeholders and the broader community and to
         then fully consider these responses as part of finalising the plan.
     e   An ongoing monitoring program has been developed to support the implementation, monitoring and review of this
         plan over time. The CHAP will be reviewed periodically in line with Council's Climate Change Response Plan.
  Consultation
  Methods:
     ©   Media engagement and utilisation of ‘Your Say Noosa’ website, and social media for resources and seeking
         feedback
     ©   Face-to-face sessions (in accordance with Covid-19 restrictions) at Strategic Planning office front foyer
     ©   Meetings with key community groups, residents and ratepayers associations, and business associations where
         requested.
     ©   Fact sheets and FAQs available online and at key community locations (libraries, information centres)
     © Request feedback via YSN, email and mail.
     © = Information sent to previous submitters and community groups that have been involved in the development and
         provisions of feedback on the plan.

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