2022-11-04 Special Meeting Agenda

SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA                                                            4 NOVEMBER 2022


 Action                                          Timing              Cost
 Review of application fees and infrastructure   November 2022 –     Possibly require third party
 charges for social or affordable housing        February 2023       financial review
 Host Housing Forum with members of              November 2022       Potential cost involved in
 Housing Stakeholder Reference Group and                             venue/catering/facilitation.
 people who made written submissions
 Feasibility Study of 62 Lake Macdonald Drive    September 2022 -    Budget allocation of $150k within
 and call for Expression of Interest             June 2023           22-23 budget
 Planning scheme amendments                      Agree on draft      Within current operational budget
                                                 November 2022 -
                                                 Adopt June 2023
 Preparation of parameters for residential       November 2022 –     Possibly $50,000 initially, no
 development above Council carparks in Noosa     March 2023          current budget allocation.
 Junction and Tewantin in support of EOI
 process
 Communication and Education Strategy            November 2022 –     $20-$40K
 developed                                       February 2023
 Further review of scheme provisions for micro   January - March     Within operational budget
 apartments (not qualifying as secondary         2023
 dwellings or rooming accommodation)
 Review rating methodology to consider           June 2023           No current budget allocation.
 whether STA/vacant properties should be
 charged more
 Adopt a Worker campaign                         June 2023           $30K in Economic Development
                                                                     budget for Pilot Program


Previous Council Consideration
Special Meeting Minutes, 23 June 2022, Item 1, Page 2
That Council note the report by the Principal Strategic Planner to the Special Meeting dated 23 June
2022 and
A.    Approve the Noosa Shire Draft Housing Strategy provided at Attachment 1 with the changes
      noted below, for the purpose of community engagement in accordance with the Consultation
      and Communications Plan provided at Attachment 2:
      1.    That the wording in Section 6.4.4. be amended to read:
      “Partner with and advocate for owners of approved age care sites to encourage optimum
      outcomes and their timely development, providing such sites do not require the clearing of
      remnant vegetation.”
      2. That the wording in Section 6.6.1. be amended to read:
      “Advocate to State Government for improved sustainability measures for all housing to provide
      all abilities access and to reduce energy consumption and costs to households, and to amend
      planning regulations to enable councils to set their own sustainability requirements in regard
      to the built form requirements of a Planning Scheme.”
B.    Seek Noosa Shire community feedback on the draft Housing Strategy for a period of 4 weeks,
      from 10 July 2022;
C.    Authorise the CEO to establish a Housing Reference Group to work with Council on the
      implementation of the Housing Strategy and a range of housing issues;



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