2014-08-19 Infrastructure and Services Committee Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                             19 AUGUST 2014


PLANNING AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEPARTMENT


SECTION          RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                              CURRENT PRIORITIES                             LOOKING AHEAD
Planning &       •   Implemented changes to processes             •   Stakeholder Meeting to discuss process     •   Develop land acquisition/Voluntary
Environment          related to the introduction of the Utility       to develop the Pest Management Plan            Conservation Agreement (VCA) policy
                     Model which commenced 1 July (Unity                                                             & program
                     Water)                                       •   Review of State’s proposal to list
                                                                      Cooloola Great Sandy Region as a           •   Review and update Bushland Reserve
                 •   Submission to State on changes to                National Heritage Area                         Management Plans
                     infrastructure charges regime
                                                                  •   Review of conservation status of land      •   River Management Strategy
                 •   Secured the 2014 Healthy Waterways               funded through the Environmental Levy
                     River Report Card launch in Noosa                                                           •   Meet with project managers for Capital
                                                                  •   Review of Local Law for signage                Works Programs to determine
                 •   372 development approvals issued in                                                             environmental requirements
                     Noosa’s first 6 months which equates to      •   Establishing and briefing Council’s
                     97% of all applications received                 expert team for the Noosa on Weyba         •   Developing performance measures and
                                                                      appeal                                         reporting abilities for development
                 •   Approval of a new shopping centre for                                                           applications
                     Peregian Beach                               •   Preliminary review of major
                                                                      development application for Myall          •   Develop electronic payment facility for
                 •   Hosted a development consultants                 Street, Cooroy                                 planning searches and applications.
                     meeting in June with 25 attendees
                                                                  •   Review of Environmentally Relevant         •   Develop Local Government
                 •   30% recovery of overdue infrastructure           Activities (ERA) conditions for Eumundi-       Infrastructure Plan (LGIP – previously
                     contributions and charges (approx.               Noosa Rd Landfill site                         known as the Priority Infrastructure Plan
                     $100,000)                                                                                       (PIP)) consistent with recently released
                                                                  •   Review and amend Council’s adopted             State statutory guidelines
                                                                      infrastructure charges resolution to
                                                                      comply with the recent legislative         •   Undertake Enterprise Risk Management
                                                                      amendments                                     assessment
                                                                  •   Preparation for the development            •   Development of Branch Plan
                                                                      assessment Service Review (due to
                                                                      commence in September)




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