2021-03-09 Services & Organisation Committee Meeting Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA    9 MARCH 2021


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SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                9 MARCH 2021

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   Endorsed by Council:                    <Insert Date of Ordinary Meeting>

  POLICY PURPOSE
 The purpose of this policy is to provide a framework for Noosa Council staff to assess requests for
  new plaques and memonials, guide installation of approved new plaques and memorials and
  manage existing and new plaques and memorials situated within public spaces in Noosa Shire.
  POLICY STATEMENT
  Council recognizes that individuals and communities have a need to commemorate or publicly
  acknowledge loved ones, significant community members or organizations or significant events in
  the community. Council also acknowledges that this contributes to an understanding and
  appreciation of the role significant events or community members have played in the history of the
  Shire and that a community's history and heritage forms part of its identity and culture. Plaques and
  memorials are one way of providing public recognition. Council's preferred form of recognition and
  acknowledgement is via place-naming (Refer to Noosa Council Naming of Roads, Parks, Community
  Infrastructure and Street Numbering Policy).
  Public space is a valued aspect of the Shire’s social and cultural heritage and the Noosa Design
  Principles identifies the preservation of open space as a priority and expresses a preference for
  keeping signage in public spaces to a minimum.
  Decisions regarding the installation of plaques and memorials need to balance community desire to
  commemorate with the ongoing enjoyment by the public of open and inviting public spaces.
  This policy will provide a consistent and standard procedure for assessing requests for installation
  of new plaques and memorials (in circumstances where a naming is not practical) and for
  management, including maintenance and replacement, of existing and new plaques and memorials.
  SCOPE
  This policy is applicable to requests or applications for plaques and memorials, in various formats,
  to be installed in public spaces and to existing plaques and memorials located in public spaces in
  Noosa Shire. This policy also covers war memorials that exist on Council owned or managed land
  or that are proposed to be installed on Council owned or managed land with the acknowledgement
 that any proposals regarding war memorials will be assessed in consultation with the relevant RSL
  Sub Branch.
  This policy does not cover:
  e  Plaques and memorials on private land
  e¢ Plaques and memorials in Council-owned cemeteries
  e  Roadside memorials
  e¢ Public Art
  e  Signage, display boards, banners — temporary or permanent.

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