2015-07-21 Infrastructure and Services Committee Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                   21 JULY 2015


PLANNING & INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES DEPARTMENT

SECTION              RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                           CURRENT PRIORITIES                                LOOKING AHEAD
Planning &              Pest Management Plan endorsed by            Application for Weyba Creek Bank                Implementation of Service Review
Environment               Council in May 2015                           Stabilisation project                             recommendations
                        Environment Levy Guideline completed        Drafting of Land Conservation Plan              Implementation of Pest Management
                        Your Say Noosa consultation                 Preparation of Information Pack for next          Plan actions
                          undertaken for Koala Policy                   community jury on Noosa River                   Develop Environment Profile web pages
                        Audit of Businesses in Noosaville             Management                                      Development of more detailed trading
                          Industrial Area and Register completed      Development of LGIP (i.e. update PIP)             activity reports for Council
                        Report to Council on Environmental            consistent with state Statutory                 Commence Audit of Stormwater
                          Offsets                                       Guidelines                                        Detention Basins
                        Agreement with DTMR to undertake            Review of applicant’s response to               Review of current water quality testing
                          Cooroy-Curra offsets in Noosa                 Council’s Information Request for                 for Noosa’s waterways
                        Recovered $25,000 in DEHP                     application to extend Noosa Civic               Development of internal guideline for
                          application fees for prescribed tidal       Coordinate a Hosted Property visit for            use of Infringement Notices and
                          works                                         Voluntary Conservation Areas – July               compliance procedures
                                                                      Identify suitable land for Koala Habitat        Kin Kin quarry compliance action
                                                                        offset relating to Settlers Cove financial
                                                                        settlement
                                                                      Environment advice on Council’s capital
                                                                        works projects
                                                                      Drafting of Koala Policy

Strategic Land Use      Ministerial signoff on planning scheme      Planning scheme amendments to be                New Planning legislation implications
Planning                  amendments received following a               advertised and community engagement             Next SEQ Regional Plan
                          protracted State Interest Review              project undertaken                              Strategies to inform next planning
                        Resolution on koala habitat protection      Finalisation of Council’s Policy                  scheme
                        Reported on Qld Planning Reform and           Framework, Sustainability Principles            Identify priorities for climate change
                          made submissions                              and measurable targets                            planning across Council
                        Community Profile reported to Council       Finalisation of Business Distribution and
                          and factsheets published on website           Land Needs study (first draft reviewed)
                        Review of Economic Profile completed        Agriculture and Agricultural Lands
                          for feedback to consultant                    Study nearing completion
                                                                      Housing Needs analysis commencing
                                                                        with profile of dwelling approvals for 1
                                                                        Jan 2014 – 30 June 2015


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