2016-11-14 General Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                                      8 NOVEMBER 2016


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                         RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                           CURRENT PRIORITIES                            THE NEXT QUARTER

Strategic Land Use
Biodiversity Plan                            Draft documents       and    mapping        Finalise draft background paper and       Report to Council
                                               complete                                      biodiversity plan                         Development       of     overarching
                                                                                                                                         Environment Strategy

Flood Modelling for the Noosa River          Model outputs and reports near              Finalising model outputs and report       Report to Council
Catchment                                      complete
Centres Strategy                             Peer review of initial findings             Internal review and compilation of        Report to Council
                                             Consultants engaged to prepare an             findings to date.
                                               Activities Centre Strategy                  Internal     recommendations       for
                                                                                             function, character and built form for
                                                                                             new Planning Scheme.

Housing Needs Analysis                     Consultants have investigated current         Awaiting final report from consultant     Report to Council.
                                             housing stock, projected demand,                including      Planning      Scheme
                                             consulted with housing providers, real          recommendations.
                                             estate and development sectors and
                                             projected mismatch in future housing.

Open Space Strategy                          Project split into an overarching Open      Complete the Open Space Study             Finalise both the Open Space Study
                                               Space Study and a Parks Plan                Inform other key staff of the Open          and Parks Plan
                                             Contract planner appointed and                Space Study purposes                      Report to Council
                                               Open Space Study brief developed.

Planning Scheme Discussion Paper             Endorsed by Council as a document           Community engagement including            Analysis of submissions and report to
                                               for community consultation                    roadshow around the Shire                   Council on how they might inform
                                                                                                                                         scheme drafting

Implement Noosa       Planning   Scheme      Approval by the Minister and                Updating of digital and hard copy         Monitor of applications made under
amendments                                     Adoption by Council.                          schemes                                     superseded planning scheme and
                                             Amendments commence on 28                   Training for the building and design        observation of any differences
                                               October.                                      community                                   amendments have made.

Amendments to the Noosa Plan for             Discussions with the State officers,        Scope level of amendments needed          Report to Council for proposal to
compliance with new legislation                DA and Council Solicitor                      and draft accordingly                       formally make amendments



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