2016-05-10 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                                           10 MAY 2016


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                     RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                           CURRENT PRIORITIES                          THE NEXT QUARTER
Develop Bushland Reserve Management      Initial consultation with stakeholders      Draft Management Plan for Noosa           Report the draft Management Plan
Plans                                      for development of management                 Parklands completed                         for Council’s consideration and
                                           plan Noosa Parklands                                                                      further community engagement
Business as Usual activities             Iluka Appeal withdrawn by applicant
                                           (re: refusal to clear vegetation at
                                           Settlers Cove)
                                         Neate     Appeal    withdrawn    by
                                           applicant (re: refusal to extend
                                           relevant period for Attunga Heights
                                           development)
Strategic Land Use
Agricultural Lands Study                 Completed study                             Report to Council                       No further action
Biodiversity Plan                        Plan preparations and mapping well          Review LiDAR map information,           Finalise draft plan and report to
                                           underway                                      progress biodiversity mapping and         Council
                                                                                         continue      with      documenting
                                                                                         strategies and actions.
Effluent Disposal Study update           Develop audit programme letter drop         Identify and undertake a desk top       Inform Councillors of activities in
                                           for on-site waste water facilities to         study of 2000 Cooran properties that      regards to audit programme
                                           support Planning Scheme objectives            are effected within this audit          Commence letter drop and undertake
                                                                                         programme.                                testing of identified facilities that may
                                                                                       Implement developed programme             affect existing development
                                                                                         processes
Flood Management Strategy                Draft plan complete                         Seek internal comment on plan           Finalise plan and report to Council
Flood Modelling for the Noosa River      Model set up                                Prepare model outputs and reports       Finalise flood study and report to
Catchment                                                                                                                          Council
Centres Strategy                         Peer review of initial findings             Advance Centres Strategy                Report to Council
                                         Consultants engaged to prepare an
                                           Activities Centre Strategy
Housing Needs Analysis                   Establish data sets on:                     Finalise  project     scope     and     Consultant to undertake analysis
                                           o   housing stock                             procurement
                                           o   housing capacity
                                           o   housing waiting lists
                                           o   housing providers




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