2019-11-12 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT                                      12 NOVEMBER 2019


ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
BRANCH ACTIVITIES                       RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                          CURRENT PRIORITIES                            THE NEXT QUARTER
Director’s office
Short Stay Letting Draft Local Law         Following significant feedback from        Draft Local Law on short term letting       Consultation closes 11 November.
                                             community, business and other                currently on consultation for                 Will then review submissions and
                                             stakeholders on short term letting,          community feedback.                           finalise Local Law for Council’s
                                             officers worked with local short term      A number of meetings held with                consideration.
                                             letting agents on potential ways to          short term letting agents providing         Development of procedures and
                                             manage the issues associated with            feedback on the local law.                    processes for implementation of
                                             short term letting (3 meetings held)                                                       Local Law.
                                           Draft Local Law and Code of
                                             Conduct has been developed and
                                             considered by Council for the
                                             purpose of public consultation.
Electronic Lodgement of Building and       Continuing to collaborate with ICT         Plumbing to be pilot area to work           Continue to develop the system with
Plumbing and Development Applications        on developing the systems to                 with key stakeholders to test the             ICT to prepare for implementation of
                                             support a transition to electronic           system, gain feedback and ensure              electronic lodgement to align with
                                             lodgement of applications.                   process creates efficiencies.                 implementation of New Noosa Plan.
Tourism Noosa Collaboration                Hosted second cross organisational         Continuing to support Tourism               Future coordination meeting across
                                             coordination meeting with Tourism            Noosa/Noosa Council partnership               a range of topics – finalisation of
                                             Noosa on a range of issues/projects          with Plastic Free Noosa. Chad from            Trails Masterplan, exploration on
                                             including:                                   Plastic Free Noosa now working with           next steps for plastic free, Kabi Kabi
                                              Sustainable Event guidelines              Council’s waste team one day per              engagement.
                                              Noosa Trails Masterplan                   week and supporting a range of
                                              Noosa Plan consultation                   areas to transition from single use
                                              Plastic Free Partnership                  plastics.
Kabi Kabi Engagement                       Regular engagement meetings held           Exploring the development of a              Continue to meet regularly and
                                             with Kabi Kabi applicant group               Noosa Council Engagement                      engage with Kabi Kabi applicant
                                                                                          Protocol with Kabi Kabi                       group on a range of mutual
                                                                                                                                        initiatives and projects of interest.
                                                                                                                                      Collaborate with Kabi Kabi group on
                                                                                                                                        the development of engagement
                                                                                                                                        protocol.
The Nature Conservancy Partnership -       The 3 year partnership agreement           Manager Environmental Services              Work with new Project Director and
Bring Back The Fish                          between NSC and TNC adopted by               involved in stage 1 of recruitment for        TNC to initiate planning for
                                             Council at the Ordinary Meeting,             Project Director – anticipate                 project/technical advisory group.
                                             July 2019.                                   appointment to occur shortly.               TNC to prepare detailed project
                                           TNC Project Director recruitment                                                           plan.
                                             underway

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