2022-02-08 Planning & Environment Meeting Minutes

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES                            8 FEBRUARY 2022


5.   REPORTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE COMMITTEE
     Nil

6.   REPORTS FOR NOTING FOR THE COMMITTEE


     1   NOOSA COUNCIL CARBON FOOTPRINT REPORT FY 2020/2021
         Committee Recommendation
         Moved:            Cr Stewart
         Seconded:         Cr Finzel
         That Council note the report by the Project Officer, Carbon Reduction to the Planning
         & Environment Committee Meeting dated 8 February 2022 that includes a calculation
         of the FY 2020/201 Carbon Footprint for Noosa Council as an organisation and its
         progress towards the target of net zero emissions by 2026.
                                                                       Carried unanimously.



     2   NOOSA ENVIRONMENT STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION YEAR TWO ANNUAL
         UPDATE
         Committee Recommendation
         Moved:            Cr Wegener
         Seconded:         Cr Finzel
         That Council note the report by the Acting Environmental Services Manager to the
         Planning & Environment Committee Meeting dated 08/02/2022, providing the year 2
         annual report on the implementation of the Noosa Environment Strategy
                                                                         Carried unanimously.



     3   WATER PLANNING FOR NOOSA SHIRE

         The following material was presented to the meeting in relation to this item:
         •      Cr Stockwell - graphs - refer to Attachment 1

         Committee Recommendation
         Moved:            Cr Stockwell
         Seconded:         Cr Finzel
         That Council note the report by the Acting Environment Services Manager to the
         Planning & Environment Committee Meeting dated 8 February 2022 and note:
         A.    the information pertaining to water security and management in Noosa Shire and
               the various water planning processes currently underway as discussed in this
               report and summarised in Attachment 1,
         B.    the formation of an internal Working Group to co-ordinate involvement,
               communication and outcomes from the water planning processes, and
         C.    the proposal to call an Environmental Round Table with Natural Resource
               Management groups to engage on the topic of regional water strategy.
                                                                         Carried unanimously.


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