2021-06-08 Planning & Environment Committee Meeting Agenda

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Council cannot assert that for 114 reserves      The ‘monitor program’ may trigger a management action depending on the issue e.g., a new
identified for ‘monitoring’ that best practice    invasive species identified as very high risk. A ‘do nothing’ approach is legitimate where actions
restoration principles will be applied.           are unlikely to rectify the situation e.g., a weed species that is now naturalised and unlikely to
                                                  ever be eradicated.
                                                  70 reserves are identified for a ‘monitoring’ approach and the aim is to apply best practice
                                                  principles for all reserves, but on a priority basis.
7.2 Reserve prioritisation method                Yes, because reserves with higher values have greater ecological recovery potential are a higher
Agrees with reserve weightings but does the       priority for management.
‘Potential for Successful Outcome’ weighting
skew the scores?
For greater understanding can a community        Yes. Council Officer presented prioritisation to a Coastal Bushland Care Representative.
group review the scoring for coastal reserves.
Does the size of the reserve affect the          Yes, but a small overall percentage after weighting.
prioritization process?
7.4.3 Bushland Operational Assessments and
7.6 Service levels
Table starting page 34 too long. Replace with    Agreed. Table has been removed and placed in appendix and replaced with summary table.
summary table and include original table in
Appendix.
Reserves identified as ‘monitor only’ do not have | Correct, these reserves are monitored for emergent issues and management actions are applied
labour allocation.                                only when required.

Reserves identified as ‘enhancement’ do not       Correct, these reserves are guided by a BOA, the resourcing is different for each management
have a labour allocation.                         program.
How do levels of service achieve strategic plan  This is measured through targets set by the Noosa Environment Strategy 2019 (see page 8, Figure
objectives?                                       1)
Include map showing reserve prioritization.      Agreed. Amended Figure 18

visitor and resident needs, not based on Tier    Values scores. This will likely include high visitor and resident needs as per social value score
category.                                        weighting.
8.2.1 External investment opportunities
Many areas do not have ongoing maintenance by | If grant funded projects align with priorities set by the Plan, then there is opportunity to continue
Council after an external grant funded project    ongoing maintenance. For low priority areas Council and the community will be reliant on
finishes.                                         ongoing external funding support. Community groups should not be applying for grants where
                                                 there is no guarantee of ongoing funding for maintenance.

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