2019-05-07 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                                                 7 MAY 2019


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                    RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                             CURRENT PRIORITIES                             THE NEXT QUARTER
Business as Usual activities            General advice and advocacy                   Discussion with applicants about key         Respond to enquiries and comments
                                        Customer enquiries                              development sites linked to new                arising from new planning scheme
                                                                                          planning scheme.

Economic Development
Local Economic Plan implementation       LEP      Scorecard      published    in      Continuation of LEP implementation           Host a number of business
                                           February 2019. Of 68 actions, 52 or            with a focus on increased business             networking events, implement new
                                           79% either completed or progressing            communications,          marketing,            customer relationship management
                                           well.                                          economic information tools and                 program         and       expand
                                         Councillor Economic Development                grants uptake                                  communications activities
                                           quarterly update held in January
                                           including initial discussion regarding
                                           a review of the LEP and an exercise
                                           related to potential economic future
                                           scenarios
Business Support and Development         Concierge service provided to                Working     with    potential    grant       Providing ‘concierge’ services to key
                                           multiple stakeholders including:               applicants    to   develop      quality        clients
                                          o Pure Underwater Imagery                       applications with high impact                Continue to promote and improve
                                          o Noosa TV                                      outcomes.      Potential   applicants          the quality of Grant applications
                                          o Alkira                                        include; CCIQ Noosa, Innovate
                                          o Ocean Hydro                                   Noosa, Create Noosa, Generation
                                        Digital    Hub      Director   provided         Innovation, Noosaville Business
                                          extensive mentoring services to                 Association, Slow Food Noosa
                                          tenants                                       Regional     Innovation       Program
                                         Key relationship meetings held with:           (SCRIPT) – finalising transition of
                                          o Peregian          Beach      Business         operational model to Innovation
                                                                                          Centre
                                               Association
                                          o Noosa Junction Association                  Providing ‘concierge’ services to key
                                                                                          clients
                                          o Innovate Noosa
                                          o Unity Water
                                          o CCIQ
                                          o Queensland           government      –
                                               Advance Queensland and LGAQ
                                          o ZEN
                                         Attended:
                                           o Noosa Brewing Co launch
                                           o Suncoast Angels – hosted event
                                                at Digital Hub

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