2015-06-29 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                    29 JUNE 2015


H.      Noosa Council does not support proposed changes relating to Community Infrastructure
        designation that will remove local government powers to designate infrastructure. Nor do
        we support the proposal for the State Planning Minister to be the sole designating Minister
        for Infrastructure Designation in Queensland and to thus choose what developments can
        proceed, be they public or private infrastructure, and have them exempt from planning
        scheme requirements and from infrastructure charges; and
I.      The maximum infrastructure charges prescribed by legislation remain unchanged since
        being introduced in 2011. Infrastructure charges have dropped in real terms due to
        indexation not being applied. This prohibits councils from making charges that reflect the
        actual current costs of building infrastructure. Thus the proportional costs of public
        infrastructure related to new development are being met by the community. Meanwhile the
        State Government adds 3.5% annual indexation to its own fees and charges. Noosa
        Council thus requests that annual automatic indexation of the current maximum capped
        charges be introduced to reflect increasing costs of providing infrastructure.

Finance & Risk

Nil

Consultation

External Consultation - Community & Stakeholder

The Manager Environment & Planning and the Principal Strategic Planners have attended a
Departmental workshop on the Better Planning Process and have liaised with LGAQ on their
approach to this matter.

Internal Consultation

Nil

Departments/Sections Consulted:

      Community Services                        X   Planning & Infrastructure
      Disaster Management & Public Order            Building & Plumbing Services
      Waste & Environmental Health              X   DA Planning
      Community Facilities                      X   Strategic Land Use Planning
      Cultural Facilities                           Asset Design & Investigations
                                                    Asset Planning
                                                    Civil Operations
                                                    Environment

      Executive Office                              Corporate Services
      Community Engagement                          Finance
      Customer Service                              ICT
      Executive Support                             Procurement & Fleet
      Governance                                    Property & Facilities
      Human Resources                               Revenue Services




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