2020-02-11 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                           11 FEBRUARY 2020



Implementation
Following endorsement by Council, the CEO will enter into funding deeds with the successful
parties. Funding will be provided soon after and projects are expected to being in March 2020.
Previous Council Consideration
Ordinary Meeting Minutes, 19 September 2019, Item 6, Page 9
That Council note the report by the Environmental Services Manager to the Planning &
Environment Committee Meeting dated 10 September 2019 and:
A.   Repeal the Environment Grants Policy adopted on 21 February 2019 and adopt the revised
     Environment Grants Policy provided at Attachment 1 to the Report with the additional words
     included under the heading of Council Policy: “All initiatives funded by the Environment
     Grants Program will have tangible and measureable outcomes.”;
B.   Note the Draft Multi-year Collaborative Environmental Grants - Operating Guideline provided
     at Attachment 2 to the Report, developed by the Environment Levy Working
C.   Group, as per the Environment Grants Policy; and
D.   Approve the Environment Grants being directed towards outcomes of the Biodiversity and
     Waterways, Wetlands & Coasts sections of the Noosa Environment Strategy, while the
     Environment Levy remains the sole funding source for the Grants.

Ordinary Meeting Minutes, 21 February 2019, Item 7, Page 19
That Council note the report by the Environmental Services Manager to the Planning &
Environment Committee meeting dated 12 February 2019 and the further report to the General
Committee meeting dated 18 February 2019 and:
A.   Adopt the Environment Grants Policy as set out in Attachment 1 to the report to the General
     Committee meeting dated 18 February 2019 with the addition of the following words:
     “CONDITIONS OF FUNDING
     All successful applicants will be required to enter into a funding deed of agreement with
     Council and acquit funds within the allocated timeframes. The timeframes and acquittal
     requirements are outlined in the supporting Grant Guidelines for the specific funding
     program. Successful applicants will be required to actively and publicly acknowledge
     Council’s support.”
B.   Approve Interim Evaluation Criteria for the next round (February 2019) of Environment
     Grants only, based on relevant Strategic Outcomes of the Biodiversity and Waterways,
     Wetlands and Coasts themes in the Draft Environment Strategy, listed below;
         Ecological linkages and connecting habitat areas are improved and rehabilitated to
           increase landscape connectivity and species resilience.
         Community conservation partnerships on public and private land are developed to
           deliver successful biodiversity conservation outcomes.
         Terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, as well as fauna and flora species, are protected
           from significant human impacts.
         Invasive pest species are managed strategically to reduce impacts on native species
           and habitats, fisheries, recreation and tourism values.
         Water quality, riparian areas and catchment health is protected and improved by
           partnering with landholders and stakeholders to actively manage and rehabilitate
           priority stream reaches.



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