2015-12-14 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                         14 DECEMBER 2015


Finance & Risk
An Implementation Plan that describes priority initiatives (provides what, when, who), identifies
project partners where known and allocates resources, will be developed and presented for
Council’s consideration as a part of the annual operational planning and budget process.
Consultation
External Consultation - Community & Stakeholder
The Draft Plan was developed in consultation and engagement with the community through:
   2 public workshops May 2015;
   a 25 person Project Focus Group that met on 4 occasions. This group was made up of
     representatives from the community, business and industry including:
     -     1 x representative from the Noosa Chamber of Commerce
     -     1 x representative from the Cooroy Chamber of Commerce
     -     1 x representative from Tourism Noosa Ltd
     -     1 x representative from the Noosa Biosphere Foundation
     -     2 x Noosa Shire Councillors
     -     1 x representative of Regional Development Australia
     -     1 x representative of Department of State Development, Infrastructure and Planning
     -     Business leaders and entrepreneurs from different industry sectors;
   Council’s on-line community engagement portal: Your Say Noosa;
   targeted one on one discussions with industry; and
   public exhibition and comment 20 Nov – 4 Dec 2015.
Internal Consultation
Two scoping sessions and three update sessions were conducted with Councillors.                               The
following Council officers were consulted in the development of the Local Economic Plan:
    Managers Meeting project briefing
    Chief Executive Officer
    Director of Corporate Services
    Director of Community Services
    Director of Infrastructure and Planning
    Executive Manager
    Infrastructure Planning and Design Manager
    Civil Operations Manager
    Waste and Environmental Health Manager
    Community Facilities Manager
    Planning and Environment Manager
    Human Resource Manager
    Principal Strategic Planner
    Gallery Director

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

x   Executive Office                       x   Planning & Infrastructure
    Community Engagement                       Building & Plumbing Services
    Customer Service                           Civil Operations
    Economic Development                       Infrastructure Planning & Design
    Governance                                 Planning & Environment
    Human Resources                            Strategic Land Use Planning
    Sustainability

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