2015-07-02 Ordinary Meeting Agenda

ORDINARY MEETING AGENDA                                                            2 JULY 2015


2   STATE PLANNING REFORM
    That Council note the report by the Principal Strategic Planner to the General Committee
    Meeting dated 29 June 2015 and authorise the Chief Executive Officer to:
    A.   When the time is appropriate, make Make a submission to the Infrastructure,
         Planning and Natural Resources Parliamentary Committee on:
         1.    the Planning and Development (Planning for Prosperity) Bill 2015;
         2.    the Planning and Development (Planning for Prosperity - Consequential
               Amendments) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2015; and
         3.    the Planning and Development (Planning Court) Bill 2015;
         with that submission to be based on Council’s previous submission in January 2015
         on the earlier versions of those Bills, with appropriate alterations to that submission
         depending on the differences between the two sets of bills, including that Noosa
         Council opposes the proposed provision for the Planning & Environment Court to
         award costs against people or organisations who are not party to the proceeding; and
    B.   Make a submission to the Department of Infrastructure, Local Government and
         Planning in response to the Better Planning for Queensland Directions Paper in
         accordance with the issues outlined in Attachment 2 of this report.


3   ANNUAL PEST SURVEY PROGRAM 2015-2016
    That Council note the report by the Manager Waste and Environmental Health to the
    General Committee Meeting dated 29 June 2015 and approve the following Pest Survey
    Programs for the Noosa Council region in accordance with section 241 of the Land
    Protection (Pest and Stock Route Management) Act 2002:
    A.   Survey Program 1 - 03/07/15 to 30/09/15 for the localities of Cooroy, Cooroy
         Mountain, Timbeerwah, Cooroibah and that part of Doonan that is within the Noosa
         Council boundary;
    B.   Survey Program 2 - 01/10/15 to 31/12/15 for the localities of Black Mountain, Federal,
         and those parts of Ridgewood and Eerwah Vale that are within the Noosa Council
         boundary;
    C.   Survey Program 3 - 01/01/16 to 31/03/16 for the localities of Kin Kin, Pinbarren,
         Cooran and that part of Como that is within the Noosa Council boundary; and
    D.   Survey Program 4 - 01/04/16 to 30/06/16 for the localities of Pomona, Lake
         MacDonald, Ringtail Creek, Cootharaba and Boreen Point.


4   NOOSA DESIGN PRINCIPLES ADOPTION
    That Council note the report by the Coordinator, Design and Special Projects to the
    General Committee Meeting dated 29 June 2015 and
    A.   Adopt the Noosa – Design Principles document as per Attachment 1 to the report;
         and
    B.   Authorise the Chief Executive Officer to make any minor amendments to the
         document as required.




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