2017-05-24 Special Meeting Agenda

SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA                                                                     24 MAY 2017


 Opportunities                                      Threats

    Potential to engage government and non-          In moving to enforce its DA conditions Council
      government agencies to assist overcome the         would be acting without the support of the Johns
      social problems at Johns Landing.                  family and with only limited support of other
                                                         agencies to assist the transition of a long term
                                                         residents;
                                                       Council is seen to be acting without regard for
                                                         the needs of some of the most vulnerable people
                                                         in our community;
                                                       Enforcing the DA conditions is likely to reduce
                                                         the number of permanent campers at Johns
                                                         Landing and the financial viability of the camping
                                                         ground thereby hastening its sale to a third party;
                                                       In order to progress their retirement plans the
                                                         Johns family sell the land to a developer who
                                                         proposes a major development;
                                                       Potential for increased homelessness in other
                                                         parts of the Noosa Shire.


Option 2 exposes Council to the reputational risk of being seen to be heavy handed with some of
the Shire’s most vulnerable residents; but potentially reduces the social and environmental
problems at Johns Landing.

However, as Council is not acquiring the land pursuing this option could result in the property being
sold to a developer in the short term forcing a sudden transition for residents and a major
development application on an environmentally sensitive site.

When compared with the option of purchasing the land it decreases the amount of support
available from Government agencies who according to their policy framework prioritise the needs
of people requiring accommodation as a result of the closure of a camping ground.

The estimated cost of this option would be $100,000 consisting of $70,000 to engage a suitably
qualified project manager for 6 months to oversee compliance and approximately $30,000 to clean
up the site (See finance section for further details).




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