2019-04-15 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                             15 APRIL 2019


The Draft Events Policy included in Attachment 1 has been prepared in consultation with staff
and Councillors. The draft policy focuses on Council’s principles and actions in regulating and
assessing events in the shire.

Community consultation will include public submissions through Council’s Your Say Noosa web
portal and direct consultation with key stakeholders, including the recently established
Sustainable Tourism Stakeholder Reference Group and the bodies represented by its members.
The results and recommendations from community consultation will be reported to a future
Council meeting, prior to the adoption of a finalised Events Policy.

The recommendation seeks Council agreement to adopt the Draft Events Policy to allow staff to
proceed to community consultation.

Previous Council Consideration
Nil.

Finance
Costs associated with the consultation process will be absorbed within the current budget.

Risks & Opportunities
The proposed policy framework seeks to address risk associated with increasing requests to hold
events on community land by better clarifying Council’s approach to events and improving
guidance to staff, event managers and stakeholders. The Draft Events Policy outlines the
objectives sought by Council, which outline opportunities for Noosa’s events to be of the highest
quality, successful and broadly accepted by the community.

Consultation
External Consultation
Nil

Internal Consultation
 Executive Team
 Manager Property
 All Councillors

Departments/Sections Consulted:

       Chief Executive Officer   X   Community Services                      X   Corporate Services
       Executive Officer         x   Director                                x   Director
       Executive Support             Community Development                       Financial Services
                                     Community Facilities                        ICT
                                     Libraries & Galleries                       Procurement & Fleet
                                     Local Laws                              x   Property
                                     Waste & Environmental Health                Revenue Services

       Executive Services            Environment & Sustainable Development       Infrastructure Services
       Director                      Director                                    Director
       Community Engagement          Building & Plumbing Services                Asset Management
       Customer Service              Development Assessment                      Buildings and Facilities
       Governance                    Economic Development                        Civil Operations
       People and Culture            Environmental Services                      Disaster Management
                                     Strategic Land Use Planning                 Infrastructure Planning,
                                                                                 Design and Delivery




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