2022-11-14 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   14 NOVEMBER 2022




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GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                               14 NOVEMBER 2022

               Key messages
              The key messages are:
               1. There are diverse opportunities for input into the Eastern Beaches Foreshore Management
                  Plan and related documents.
               2. Local residents and community stakeholders can be involved in the plan preparation process
              3.  Naturally vegetated foreshores are vital to community resilience to climate change over the
                  next 80 years and beyond.
               4. Naturally vegetated foreshores have a range of community and environmental values.
              5.  Being a good foreshore neighbour helps foreshores better deliver climate change resilience,
                  community values such as visual amenity and healthy beach profiles and environmental values
                  such as biodiversity and environmental services.
              Timing
              The formal public community consultation period is planned for a 4 week period in February/March
              2023.
               Budget
              A consultation budget is available for professional consultation support including for preparing
              communications messaging, material and advertising.
               Risk management
               Potential risks to the engagement and communication and proposed responses include:
               Ld                                                Response/mitigation
               Lack of information to neighbours, identified     Inform and update a broad range of stakeholders
               stakeholders and the broader community.           via a subscription lists, various media and face to
                                                                 face consultation opportunities, including with
                                                                 foreshore neighbours, community groups, local
                                                                 ratepayer and bushcare groups.
               Lack of community.ar organisation, jnpubinig plan Direct invitations to be sent for participants to be
                                                                 involved, including offers for Council staff to attend
                                                                 an organisations meeting to discuss and gather
                                                                 input.
                                                                 List opportunities for consultation participation on
                                                                 the Noosa Council website and advertised though
                                                                 standard and targeted avenues.
                                                                 Post project information to the Noosa Council
                                                                 website under the Eastern Beaches Foreshore
                                                                 Management Plan on Coasts and Foreshores page
              Non-residential neighbours (eg. visitor            Work with rates department, short term let officers
               accommodation) and other neighbourhood owners,    in Council and letting agents to develop non-
               management letting agencies and associated        residential owners/managers mailing lists and send
               maintenance companies can be hard to identify and | out communications.
               contact. Likely not to receive unaddressed mail or Send an addressed letter, outlining consultation
               see neighbourhood signage or local advertisements. | opportunities and asking for an email address for
                                                                 subscription

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