2021-05-11 Planning & Environment Committee Meeting Agenda

PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                             11 MAY 2021


ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

BRANCH ACTIVITIES                 RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                           CURRENT PRIORITIES                        THE NEXT QUARTER
Director’s office
Short Term Letting – Superseded    DA processing an average of 5 STL            Resource and organisational planning     Next stage of STL Local Law
Planning Scheme Application and     planning scheme applications each month       for introduction of STL local law         process
Draft Local Law                    Compliance Officer dealing with STL          Management of STL consultation
                                    related complaints with the peak holiday      period including extensive
                                    period resulting in many complaints           communication
                                   STL Draft Local Law issued for public
                                    consultation in early April. Significant
                                    community interest
Key strategic policy               Implementation of processes to enact &       Continue to support and guide the        Continue to support and guide the
                                    monitor Noosa Plan 2020 Ministerial           adoption of CHAP including                adoption of CHAP including
                                    conditions                                    stakeholder engagement through to         stakeholder engagement through
                                   Continued supporting Council’s efforts to     revised deadline of November 2021         to revised deadline of November
                                    resource & manage the Kin Kin quarry         Continued management of                   2021
                                    issue with a focus on the legal challenge     expectations and process related to      Continued management of
                                   Overall management of the CHAP                Ministerial conditions                    expectations and process related
                                    adoption process and continued work to                                                  to Ministerial conditions
                                    engage with key stakeholders
Social and Community Housing       Potential Planning scheme amendment          Continue to lead and explore multiple    Continue to progress this
                                    options paper presented to Council in the     options to address housing needs          important issue
                                    quarter and follow-ups underway
                                   Continue to support State Local MPs
                                    Housing Advisory Group
Economic Development               Advanced research & content for the          Innovation Zone at Noosa Business        Innovation Zone at Noosa
                                    revised Economic Strategy Discussion          Centre                                    Business Centre
                                    Paper                                        FireTech Living Lab project              FireTech Living Lab project
                                   Leading engagement with owners of             development                               development
                                    Noosa Business Centre to contribute to       Revised Economic Strategy                Revised Economic Strategy
                                    outcome of Innovation Zone on the site
                                   Continuation of $2.5m Firetech Program
                                    with hosting of global virtual event
                                    attended by 250+ with 13 countries
                                    represented


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