2019-02-12 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                               12 FEBRUARY 2019


Transport Fuels
 Monitor the opportunities for energy efficiency in Council fleet such as electric vehicles (status
   -ongoing).

Electricity consumption
 LED lighting retrofit at Tewantin Administration building (status- in progress 2018/19)
 Installation of solar PV at Tewantin Administration building (status-planned 2018/19
 Expansion of the solar PV system at the Noosa Aquatic Centre – (status-planned 2019/20)
   LED pool lighting at the Noosa Aquatic Centre (status-planned 2019/20)
   LED Lighting upgrade The J (status planned 2018/19)
   Investigate air conditioning improvements at The J (status-planned 2019/20)
   Installation of Solar PV at the Noosaville Library (status-in progress 2018/19)
   Installation of solar PV at the Noosa River Caravan Park (status-planned 2019/20)
   Relocation of the existing 10 KW solar PV system from Tewantin Admin building to the Pomona
     Depot (status-planned 2019/20)
 Installation of Solar PV at the Cooroy Butter Factory (status-planned 2018/19)
 Further investigation of emission reduction opportunities at numerous small sites across
   Council (status-planned 2019/20)

Offsets
 Develop an Carbon Offset Strategy for residual emissions

Community Engagement
 Assist community groups to reduce their electricity consumption, costs and emissions through
   Council grants (status – ongoing)
 Investigate opportunities for Council to assist the Noosa community reduce emissions (status
   – in progress 2018/19)

Previous Council Consideration
Ordinary Meeting, 18 January 2018, Item 8, Page 6
That Council note the report by the Project Officer - Carbon Reduction to the General Committee
Meeting dated 15 January 2018 regarding the Zero Emissions Noosa Organisational Action Plan
2017-2020 and:
A.     Approve the Net Zero Emissions Noosa Organisational Action Plan 2017-2020; and
B.     As a member of the Climate Council Cities Power Partnership pledge to take action and
       report on the following key actions;
       1.   Install renewable energy (solar PV and battery storage) on Council buildings;
       2.   Support community facilities accessing renewable energy through incentives, support
            or grants;
       3.   Implement landfill gas methane flaring or capture for electricity generation;
       4.   Adopt best practice energy efficiency measures across all Council buildings and
            support community facilities to adopt these measures; and
       5.   Encourage sustainable transport use (public transport, walking and cycling) through
            Council transport planning and design.




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