2017-11-07 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                  7 NOVEMBER 2017


3                        LOCAL GOVERNMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN (DRAFT FOR MINISTER'S REVIEW)
DOCUMENT INFORM AT ION




Author                             Infrastructure Assessment Coordinator, Oddbjorn Ludvigsen
                                   Environment and Sustainable Development Department

Index                              ECM/ Subject/ LGIP Reviews (Independent / State / Community)

Attachments                        1.   Statutory Guideline 04/14 - Schedule 5 - Process for Making a LGIP
                                   (Note: Copies of the draft LGIP and supporting documentation have been provided
                                   separately to Councillors)



EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This report presents the completed Draft Local Government Infrastructure Plan (LGIP) and
Independent Reviewer’s first review and recommends Council’s endorsement for submission to
the Minister for review and approval to proceed to public consultation.
Council is required to have amended its current Priority Infrastructure Plan (PIP) to an adopted
Local Government Infrastructure Plan (LGIP) by 30 June 2018 in order to continue issuing
infrastructure charges and impose conditions about trunk infrastructure on development.

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Infrastructure Assessment Coordinator to the Planning &
Environment Committee Meeting dated 7 November 2017 and:
A. Resolve to amend the planning scheme for the Shire of Noosa in accordance with the
      proposed LGIP amendment as outlined in the report; and
B. Request the Chief Executive Officer to:
      i.   Write to the Minister for Infrastructure and Planning requesting a review of the
           proposed draft LGIP and the Minister’s approval to commence public consultation on
           the proposed amendment;
      ii.  Make amendments to the draft LGIP if required by the Minister to gain approval; and
      iii. Proceed to public consultation of the draft LGIP on receiving the Minister’s approval.



REPORT
At the Ordinary Meeting of 28 August 2014, Council resolved to amend its current Priority
Infrastructure Plan (PIP) to a Local Government Infrastructure Plan (LGIP) to comply with
amendments to the Sustainable Planning Act 2009 and corresponding new Statutory Guideline
03/14.
In developing the LGIP, progressive planning reports were provided to Council for review and
endorsement of individual components in order to sequentially advance the next LGIP section,
i.e.:
                       Priority Infrastructure Area (PIA) maps;
                       Planning and Development Assumptions;
                       Desired Standards of Service (DSS) for each “trunk” network;
                       Plans for Trunk Infrastructure (PFTI) and maps for each “trunk” network detailing the
                         existing infrastructure and proposed future works;
                       Schedule of Works methodology and Infrastructure Network Demand Assumptions and
                         Conversions for each “trunk” network.

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