2021-11-15 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                             15 NOVEMBER 2021


   7     COASTAL HAZARDS ADAPTATION PLAN & SECOND ROUND COMMUNITY
         CONSULTATION SUBMISSIONS

   Author            Principal Strategic Planner, Rebecca Britton
                     Environment and Sustainable Development Department

   Index             ECM/Subject/Climate Change 41.23

   Attachments       1.    Coastal Hazards Adaptation Plan (116 page attachment provided
                           separately to this agenda)
                     2.    Coastal Hazards Adaptation Plan – with tracked changes (122
                           page attachment provided separately to this agenda)


   EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
   A further round of community consultation on the Coastal Hazards Adaptation Plan (CHAP)
   was held for 3 weeks until 1 November 2021 seeking feedback on a second version of the
   CHAP. This followed earlier community consultation in January this year for 6 weeks and the
   establishment of a Community Roundtable process to explore and discuss issues raised by
   community groups in more detail.
   This report provides a summary of submissions received during the second round of
   consultation; proposed responses to issues raised; an updated CHAP identifying changes
   made as a result of the consultation, and a revised CHAP proposed for Council approval and
   submission to Queensland State Government. The report also includes a summary of the key
   outcomes from the first round of consultation that was previously reported to Council in
   October.

   RECOMMENDATION
   That Council note the report by the Principal Strategic Planner to the General Committee
   Meeting dated 15 November 2021 and
   A.    Note the submissions received during the second round of community consultation on
         the draft Coastal Hazards Adaptation Plan; and
   B.    Approve the revised Coastal Hazards Adaptation Plan and forward to the State
         Government for final endorsement.


   REPORT
   First round of community consultation
   During the first consultation period early this year, Council received a total of 233 submissions.
   Six meetings of the CHAP Committee Roundtable were then held from July to September
   2021. This consultative process helped with discussing concerns, sharing information and
   clarifying details set out in the CHAP. Guest speakers also attended the roundtable to present
   on technical and coastal related matters.
   The process highlighted areas for improvement for the CHAP relating to:
        mapping and modelling
        monitoring of coastal hazards
        best practice approaches for managing coastal hazard risk
        establishing a clearer ‘pathway’ approach to future changes in coastal hazard risk
        protection and management of public foreshore land
        policy linkages to future amendments to the planning scheme.

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