2021-05-11 Planning & Environment Committee Meeting Agenda

PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                                   11 MAY 2021


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                  RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                             CURRENT PRIORITIES                          THE NEXT QUARTER
Whole of Shire Climate Change         Workshop with councillors                      Consultation on Climate Change             Review submissions and
Response Plan                         Finalised draft Climate Change                  Response Plan until 30 April                consider next steps to finalise.
                                       Response Plan, endorsed by Council for         Continue stakeholder engagement
                                       consultation
                                      Stakeholder workshops and meetings
Coastal Hazards Adaptation Plan       Finalised draft Coastal Hazards                Reviewing submissions                      Ongoing stakeholder
                                       Adaptation Plan (CHAP), endorsed by            Further stakeholder engagement              engagement
                                       Council for consultation                        following confirmation of extended         Work towards finalising CHAP
                                      Consultation complete                           timeframe for the submission of the
                                                                                       CHAP to LGAQ
Business as Usual activities          General advice and advocacy.                   General advice and advocacy.               General advice and advocacy.
                                      Customer enquiries.                            Customer enquiries.                        Customer enquiries.
                                      Contribution to development application
                                       assessments.
Economic Development
Local Economic Plan (LEP)             The strategic intent of the LEP and the        Focus on developing a Local                Finalise Discussion Paper for
implementation                         associated 68 actions continue to be            Economic Strategy discussion paper          community consultation
                                       delivered by Council and its partners.          for targeted and general consultation      Finalise LEP Strategy and public
                                      The LEP review is underway with 3               in May 2021                                 release
                                       workshops held with Councillors and the
                                       Business Roundtable.
                                      Continued delivery of the COVID
                                       Response Business Support
                                       Frameworks and operation of the
                                       Business Roundtable.
Business Support and Development      Professional Services Panel revamped           Finalise Business Conceirge                Continue to host and review the
                                       and relaunched                                  Program                                     operation and activity of the
                                      Worked with Tewantin Traders to                Continue to develop external                Business Round Table
                                       develop a 3-5 year evidence based               communications – enewsletter,              EcDev brand, creative and
                                       Action Plan                                     social media, web site content for          development
                                      Working with Business Association to            deeper engagement                          Review Professional Services
                                       enable the delivery of precinct based          Continue to support all business            Panel Program for need and
                                       projects funded by Tourism Noosa –              groups including the operation of the       relevance
                                       public art, visitor information                 Business Roundtable.                       Continue to lead a flexible and
                                       infrastructure, RV entry statement & site      COVID safe education & compliance           co-ordinated approach across
                                       upgrades                                        will be led by Councils EHOs                Council to support business
                                      The Council hosted Business                                                                 recovery
                                       Roundtable has evolved into a very


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