2022-06-23 Special Meeting Agenda

SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA   23 JUNE 2022




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SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA                                                                                  23 JUNE 2022

                        3.        Vision

                    The vision is to create an inclusive Noosa community where everybody has access to safe, secure housing they can afford.
                    Noosa Council is committed to:
                    e   Facilitating different housing types and styles to ensure people’s      e   Open dialogue and engagement with private developers, builders,
                        housing needs are catered for,      regardless of age,   mobility,          finance sectors and Community Housing Providers that have clear
                        household structure or budget;                                               long term interests in more affordable housing for rent;
                    e _ Prioritising affordable living for key workers in those industries which e   Exploring rates concessions for properties owned or leased on a
                        Noosa relies on as the economic engine room;                                 long-term basis by registered community housing providers for
                    e   Facilitating housing   outcomes   specific to  each   local  area           social or affordable housing
                        considering the needs of that community;                                e    Exploring concessions on development costs (such as application
                    e   Integrated and mixed housing for co-locating aged persons with              fees and infrastructure charges) on a pro-rata basis where a
                        other household structures (i.e families);                                   proportion of the development will be for long term social or
                    e   Ongoing engagement with State and Federal governments in                    affordable housing;
                        advancing social and affordable housing investment;                     e    Identifying ‘shovel ready’ housing projects that are suitable for State
                    e   Encouraging greater public and private investment in more social            and/or Federal funding;
                        and affordable housing in the Shire;                                    e    Planning Scheme amendments and policy development that
                    e   Partnering with registered Community Housing Providers and other            support real change and outcomes for genuine social, affordable
                        not for profit organisations whose mission aligns with the vision of        and inclusive housing; and
                        the Noosa Council Housing Strategy, with the aim of providing more      e   Community engagements models and tools that keep the Noosa
                        social and affordable housing;                                              community involved and supportive of activity and actions arising
                                                                                                    from the Noosa Housing Strategy.

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