2017-02-16 Ordinary Meeting Agenda

ORDINARY MEETING AGENDA                                                   16 FEBRUARY 2017


6    FURTHER REPORT - SHAPINGSEQ REGIONAL PLAN
     That Council note the report by the Planning Scheme Project Manager to the Planning and
     Environment Committee dated 7 February 2017 and the Further Report to the General
     Committee dated 13 February 2017 and make the submission, provided at Attachment 1 to
     the General Committee Further Report, to the Queensland Government in response to
     ShapingSEQ, the draft new South East Queensland Regional Plan including the following
     additional changes to Attachment 1:
     A.   The inclusion of the word "which" in the sentence: "Noosa Council has adopted a
          Local Economic Plan with an aim to achieve growth in 'smart', high value industry
          sectors which are not dependent on population growth, but rather, which export
          services and products ..."
     B.   Change the sentence "Current initiatives to protect koala habitat is an example of
          important natural values being put at risk." To read: "The potential on-going loss of
          essential koala habitat is an example of important natural areas being put at risk."
     C.   Change "CSR" to "Halcyon" in the following sentence: "Council received
          correspondence from Halcyon regarding land under contract to the company at Emu
          Mountain near Peregian Beach."
     D.   Change the words "New Noosa Plan" to "new planning scheme" in the sentence: The
          new planning scheme will likely identify..."


7    DRAFT QUEENSLAND PROTECTED AREA STRATEGY
     That Council note the report by the Principal Environment Officer to the General Committee
     dated 13 February 2017 and make the submission, provided at Attachment 2 to the Report,
     to the Queensland Government in response to the Draft Queensland Protected Area
     Strategy including the following addition to the comment on Page 14:
     "However, for the headland section of Noosa Heads National Park, due to its essential
     tourism function and thus importance to the Noosa economy, we do not recommend an
     entry fee or public pass be implemented. A payment to utilise this national park would
     conflict with the Noosa approach to public access, would be difficult to manage given the
     many surfers who access the park, and may have deterrent effect on visitors to the area."


8    FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE REPORT - JANUARY 2017
     That Council note the report by the Manager Financial Services to the General Committee
     Meeting dated 13 February 2017 providing the January YTD monthly financial performance
     report for the 2016/17 financial year.




Recommendation

The General Committee recommendations dated 13 February 2017 be adopted except where
dealt with or held over by separate resolution.



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