2022-10-24 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                        24 OCTOBER 2022


 Funding Source                                                                    Application      Amount
                                                                                   Status
      v.     Golden Gully Road, Kin Kin                                            Assessment            $1M
             Some reconstruction of section over waterways required.
             Conditions of the grant required the road to be built to current
             standards so these will be upgraded to meet with Department of
             Agriculture and Fisheries requirements. Reconstruction planned
             mid 2023.
             Project Status: The final design is progressing and the plan is to
             go to market via a tender in Q1 2023

      vi.    There are 75 roads that have been assessed as requiring some          Assessment          $2.14M
             reconstruction and staff are determining the best undertake
             complementary works to provide improved outcomes for the
             roads for the community. Construction to proceed over the entire
             2023 year.
             Project Status: The most appropriate plan and capacity for
             delivery are being reviewed. This will determine what work will
             require outsourcing.

 d.   Other grants
      Further grant funding is available to support the efforts of recovery from the floods. These grants are
      focused on supporting recovery and resilience. The current grants that Council have been engaged in
      are:

       i.    Clean Up Grant                                                        Development       $100,000
             o   This supports the cost recovery of items not included in the                               to
                 REPA guidelines such as pontoon removal and polystyrene                             $120,000
                 clean-up.
             o   This is still in development but it is expected to recover cost
                 of $100k - $120k

       ii.   Community and Recreation Grants                                       Assessment          $4.62M
             This includes reconstruction of Trail 4 (Black Pinch Rd), Boreen
             Point Foreshore and investigation of Fire Trails.

      iii.   Community Development Grants                                          Approved          $535,334
             Noosa has been granted funds to engage a Community Recovery
             and Resilience Officer on a 2-year contract to support
             communities directly affected by the floods. This figure includes
             funding for engagement activities over the 2-years.


There are further grants that Council are pursuing such as Flexible Funding, Flood Risk
Management and Small Business recovery and resilience grants.


Previous Council Consideration
Nil

Finance
There has been one direct cost impact of $2,480 to date for the sensor equipment to Andersons
Road temporary road. This cost does not meet the REPA guidelines for flood recovery.

All other work to date is deemed as costs that are within the DRFA guidelines and will be funded,
to date $1.4M. This work encompasses the essential engineering and surveying work to develop
plans for reconstruction of assets.


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