2019-05-07 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                                                      7 MAY 2019


ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

BRANCH ACTIVITIES                            RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                           CURRENT PRIORITIES                             THE NEXT QUARTER
Director’s office
Sustainability Institute Feasibility Study      Final report received from CSIRO on         Compliment CSIRO report with                 Council consideration of Phase 1
Stage 1                                           phase 1 – this report investigates the        assessment and identification of               report
                                                  concept of a Sustainability Institute         local activity investment and action
                                                  and analyses a range of case                  around sustainability.
                                                  studies from various institutes
                                                  across Australia and the world
Engagement on New Noosa Plan                    A number of meetings held with key          Ongoing      meetings  with key
                                                  landowners and organisations                  landowners – Stockwell, Coles,
                                                                                                Spotlight, Coast 2 Bay
Electronic Lodgement of Development             Working with IT and TechnologyOne           Meetings with TechnologyOne to               Engage with Planning consultants to
Applications                                      on scoping transition to electronic           configure     system    to    enable           test electronic lodgement process to
                                                  lodgement      for    Development             electronic lodgement of development            gain feedback and ensure process
                                                  Applications                                  applications    proposed    to   be            creates efficiencies
                                                                                                implemented at similar time to new
                                                                                                Noosa Plan


Environmental Services
Noosa Environment Strategy                      Environment & Sustainable Living            Review of community consultation             Councillor workshop on outcomes of
                                                  Policy adopted by Council on 21               and amendment of Environment                   community consultation and draft
                                                  February 2019.                                Strategy to reflect this.                      implementation plan.
                                                Draft Environment Strategy was              Development of draft implementation          Environment          Strategy   and
                                                  endorsed for public consultation by           plan based on community feedback.              Implementation Plan to be presented
                                                  Council on 21 February 2019.                                                                 to Council for final adoption.
                                                Community Consultation on the draft
                                                  strategy from 25 February - 25
                                                  March 2019.
Noosa River Plan                                Engaged consultant to investigate           Redrafting the Noosa River Plan to           Prepare restructured draft of the
                                                  sustainable fishing options in the            reflect risk assessment for threats            River Plan for Council.
                                                  Noosa River to inform final draft of          and     values,   from     community         Decide upon next stage of
                                                  plan.                                         feedback.                                      community consultation with regard
                                                Agreed on new structure of plan,            Finalisation of sustainable fishing            to the River Plan.
                                                  reflecting   community     feedback           options as a key input into final River
                                                  regarding values and threats.                 Plan


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