2022-11-04 Special Meeting Agenda

SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA                                                       4 NOVEMBER 2022


D.   Appoint Cr Stewart – Mayor and the following Councillors in rotating representation, as the
     elected representatives on the Housing Reference Group:
     1.       Cr Stockwell (1 July 2022 to 31 Dec 2022);
     2.       Cr Finzel (1 January 2023 to 30 June 2023); and
     3.       Cr Lorentson (1 July 2023 to end of Council term); and
E.   Explore the feasibility of establishing a Community Land Trust in the Noosa Shire as a way of
     delivering affordable housing solutions, and report back to Council with recommendations.
Ordinary Meeting Minutes, 17 February 2022, Item 4, Page 9
That Council note the report by the Senior Strategic Planner to the General Committee Meeting
dated 14 February 2022 and agree to:
A.   Not proceed with any further investigation at 30 Toulambi Street for social or affordable
     housing;
B.   Resolve to amend the Noosa Plan 2020 by having 30 Toulambi Street included in the
     Environmental Management and Conservation Zone;
C.   Delegate to the Chief Executive Officer to finalise the details of a Memorandum of
     Understanding with Coast2Bay Housing Group to allow collaboration and investigations for
     social housing/affordable housing outcomes on Council owned land and other land or
     opportunities across the Shire.
D.   Invite the Federal Member for Wide Bay to a roundtable meeting to discuss the implications of
     the phase-out of the National Rental Assistance scheme.
E.   Prepare an updated Management Plan for Pinnaroo Park in accordance with the Noosa
     Bushland Reserve Strategic Management Plan and refer the consideration of this to the
     2022/2023 budget process.
F.   Acknowledge the commitment, dedication, local knowledge and years of volunteering work
     from the former Pinnaroo Park Community Bushland Care Group and adjacent residents who
     have assisted with management activities within the Reserve, including assisting with the
     control of environmentally damaging weed species, assisting with revegetation of denuded
     areas by planting local native species and for providing opportunities for community members
     to connect and become involved in the management of bushland values of the area.
Ordinary Meeting Minutes, 16 December 2021, Item 8, Page 16
That Council note the report by the Principal Strategic Planner to the General Committee Meeting
dated 13 December 2021 and
A.   Endorse the Housing Needs Assessment as attached to the report for the purpose of informing
     a Housing Strategy for Noosa Shire;
B.   Resolve to prepare amendments to the Noosa Plan to advance housing diversity and choice;
C.   Authorise the Chief Executive Officer to commission detailed site investigations and scoping
     of opportunities and feasibility for the development of affordable housing on Council owned
     properties at:
     1.    30 Toulambi Street, Noosa Heads; and
     2.    62 Lake Macdonald Drive, Cooroy.
D.   Refer the cost of undertaking these investigations estimated at $50,000 to budget review;
E.   Request the Chief Executive Officer of Department of State Development, Infrastructure, Local
     Government and Planning to provide notice about the process to follow for making
     amendments to the Noosa Plan 2020, under Section 18(3) of the Planning Act 2016; and
F.   Advocate to the State Government:

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