2019-12-16 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                  16 DECEMBER 2019


       ii.   to consult with relevant state government agencies on proposed Administration
             (Amendment) Local Law (No.1) 2019 and delegate authority to the Chief Executive
             Officer to make changes in response to state comments;
D.     In accordance with Section 257 of the Act to delegate to the Chief Executive Officer its
       powers under section 38 of the Act and section 15 of the Local Government Regulation
       2012 to decide—
       i.     how the public interest test of the local law and subordinate local law outlined in the
              schedule contained in Attachment 3 is to be conducted; and
       ii.    the matters with which the public interest test report in relation to the local law and
              subordinate local law outlined in the schedule must deal; and
       iii.   the consultation process for the public interest test and how the process is to be used
              in the public interest test.
Finance
Administration of the draft local law and ongoing compliance will cost approximately $109,000
per annum for a full time assessment / compliance officer and vehicle.
The application fees are cost recovery and will cover the cost for assessing applications for
approval. The compliance component of the position is proposed to be funded through general
revenue and will be referred to 2020/21 budget for consideration.
Risks & Opportunities
Because the new planning scheme does not contain provisions for advertising devices, the draft
local law must be in place at the time of its commencement to ensure adequate regulation and
management of advertising devices. It is anticipated the new planning scheme will be in place in
early 2020 at which time the local law will need to commence.
Consultation
External Consultation - Community & Stakeholder
Two rounds of community consultation has been undertaken on the first and second versions of
the draft local law, for a 7 week and 3 week period respectively.
Consultation was undertaken with Noosaville, Noosa Junction and Hastings Street business
associations through the development of the draft local law.
Internal Consultation
During the development of the draft local law, internal consultation has been undertaken within
the Environment and Sustainable Development Department, Corporate Services Department and
Executive Services Department. A number of Councillor workshops were also held.

Departments/Sections Consulted:
X    Chief Executive Officer       Community Services                      X   Corporate Services
     Executive Officer             Director                                    Director
     Executive Support             Community Development                       Financial Services
                                   Community Facilities                        ICT
                                   Libraries & Galleries                       Procurement & Fleet
                                   Local Laws                                  Property
                                   Waste & Environmental Health                Revenue Services

X    Executive Services        X   Environment & Sustainable Development       Infrastructure Services
     Director                  X   Director                                    Director
     Community Engagement          Building & Plumbing Services                Asset Management
     Customer Service              Development Assessment                      Buildings and Facilities
X    Governance                    Economic Development                        Civil Operations
     People and Culture            Environmental Services                      Disaster Management
                               X   Strategic Land Use Planning                 Infrastructure        Planning,
                                                                               Design and Delivery



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