2022-12-06 Planning & Environment Meeting Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT                                         6 DECEMBER 2022


 Project                   Requested by         Description                                         Requested   Recommend-   Funding decision rationale
                                                                                                    Funding     ed funding
 Walking &       Cycling   ZEN Inc              Walking & Cycling Strategy has 385 projects for     $10,363     $0           This was a high calibre application.
 Noosa 2030                                     2040 completion. De-carbonising transport is a                               However Paid Parking is currently
                                                priority. Paid visitor parking requires a funding                            being considered as part of a number
                                                stream to bring forward the 2040 actions to                                  of Council Strategies including the
                                                2030 or sooner.                                                              Transport Strategy and as such
                                                The proposed grant project involves engaging                                 engagement with the community is
                                                with NSC communities to:                                                     not warranted at this time until further
                                                    1. Seek views on paid visitor parking to                                 work is progressed internally. Council
                                                          fund 2 & 3                                                         has commenced an Urban Greening
                                                    2. Identify Cycling & Walking Plan                                       project to help prioritise canopy trees
                                                          priorities to bring forward                                        in public areas and along the
                                                    3. Seek views on shade tree planting                                     pathways network for shade and heat
                                                          priority pathways                                                  mitigation.
                                                Support of NRRA, PBCA, Bike On, Ecotek,
                                                CARA

 Cooran      Community     Cooran       Earth   The grant proposal is to establish a community      $15,660     $0           This was also a well-prepared
 Garden                    Rights auspiced      garden in King Street Park, Cooran.                                          application with strong rationale and
                           by     Noosa     &   The proposal notes that locating the community                               merit. King Street Park has been
                           District Landcare    garden in King Street Park will also create                                  identified as requiring an overall
                                                synergy with Cooran’s creative community and                                 masterplan        to    achieve      the
                                                local businesses including the health and                                    community’s          broad      ranging
                                                wellness practices.                                                          objectives.     A community garden
                                                                                                                             could fit within the masterplan for this
                                                                                                                             park, however a plan for a community
                                                                                                                             garden is seen as premature until the
                                                                                                                             masterplan has been further scoped
                                                                                                                             and developed. The proposal has
                                                                                                                             been forwarded to relevant areas of
                                                                                                                             council for further consideration as
                                                                                                                             part of the masterplan.

Table 1:Assessment outcomes and rationale




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