2018-07-10 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   10 JULY 2018




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PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                   10 JULY 2018

           COUNCIL POLICY - ENVIRONMENT LEVY POLICY
           A proportion of the Levy -funds via may be allocated to the Noosa Biosphere Reserve Trust to support
           the management and administrative arrangements and fund projects that are directed towards
           protecting and advancing the natural environment.
           The Funding Deed between Noosa Council and the NBRF will guide the parameters under which
           Council may consider this funding.

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           ENVIRONMENT LEVY GUIDELINES
           Specific provisions for implementing Acquisition of Environmentally Significant Land and Support for
           Voluntary Conservation Agreements will be detailed in a Conservation Land Plan and a Private
           Landholder Conservations Partnership Program Guideline. the EnvironmentlevyGuidelines-
           With regard to Acquisition of Environmentally Significant Land, the Conservation Land Plan
           Guidelines-will include details about identification of Strategic- high biodiverse value parcels, mapped
           b-Biodiversity Gcorridors, and preferred tenure for conservation purposes. identification-ofatrisk

           With regard to Support for Voluntary Conservation Agreements, the Guidelines will include eligibility
           criteria, minimum and maximum financial incentives based on the size and suitability of the land
           under covenant/Nature Refuge, components of the Environmental Management Plan including fire
           management planning, and processes for developing a VCA with a landholder.
           With regard to an Environmental Grants Program grant guidelines will be developed specifying grant
           eligibility, process and assessment criteria.

           ENVIRONMENT LEVY WORKING GROUP
           The Environment Levy Working Group will make recommendations to Council on the spending of
           Environment Levy funds. The Committee will consist of:
     |     Manager Environmental Services
           Principal Environment Officer
           Senior Environment Officer (Planning)
          Natural Areas-Operations Coordinator
          Goordinater Property Adviser and Land Management
           Principal Strategic Planner (Land Use)
           Community Partnerships Officer
           Coordinator Financial Services (as required)
     |     One Councillor appointed by Council
           DEFINITIONS
           “Biodiversity” refers to the variety of all life forms - all the different plants, animals and micro-
           organisms, and the ecosystems of which they are a part.
           “Core Protected Areas” are large biodiverse areas that consist collectively of public land already
           under conservation protection such as National Park, Bushland Reserves and Nature Refuges.

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