2022-06-23 Special Meeting Agenda

SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA                                                               23 JUNE 2022


Community Engagement and Consultation
Given the significance of the housing issue for our community, it is proposed that the Draft Housing
Strategy go out for community consultation. This process will give our broader community an
opportunity to comment and provide views on the strategy and specifically targeted consultation with
key stakeholders involved in the delivery of affordable housing and in addressing the challenges of
housing for our community.
The Community consultation will include the following:
    Draft Housing Strategy Published on “Your Say” Noosa for a period of 3 weeks.
    Targeted consultation with key stakeholders, focus groups and the proposed Housing
     Reference Group.
    Media statements and social media articles on key issues and the associated actions in the
     Housing Strategy.
    Officers available to discuss/ respond to Community enquiries and views on the Draft Housing
     Strategy.
    Letters will be sent to landowners of and adjacent to any properties proposed to be rezoned to
     enable housing outcomes.
    Specific engagement with relevant State Government agencies
Once the community consultation period is complete, officers will review all inputs and submissions
and make appropriate changes to the Housing Strategy prior to reporting the outcomes of the
consultation and proposed final Housing Strategy back to Council.
A Consultation & Communication Plan is provided at Attachment 2.
Previous Council Consideration
Ordinary Meeting Minutes, 17 February 2022, Item 4, Page 9
That Council note the report by the Senior Strategic Planner to the General Committee Meeting
dated 14 February 2022 and agree to:
A.   Not proceed with any further investigation at 30 Toulambi Street for social or affordable
     housing;
B.   Resolve to amend the Noosa Plan 2020 by having 30 Toulambi Street included in the
     Environmental Management and Conservation Zone;
C.   Delegate to the Chief Executive Officer to finalise the details of a Memorandum of
     Understanding with Coast2Bay Housing Group to allow collaboration and investigations for
     social housing/affordable housing outcomes on Council owned land and other land or
     opportunities across the Shire.
D.   Invite the Federal Member for Wide Bay to a roundtable meeting to discuss the implications of
     the phase-out of the National Rental Assistance scheme.
E.   Prepare an updated Management Plan for Pinnaroo Park in accordance with the Noosa
     Bushland Reserve Strategic Management Plan and refer the consideration of this to the
     2022/2023 budget process.
F.   Acknowledge the commitment, dedication, local knowledge and years of volunteering work
     from the former Pinnaroo Park Community Bushland Care Group and adjacent residents who
     have assisted with management activities within the Reserve, including assisting with the
     control of environmentally damaging weed species, assisting with revegetation of denuded
     areas by planting local native species and for providing opportunities for community members
     to connect and become involved in the management of bushland values of the area.




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