2021-03-09 Planning & Environment Committee Meeting Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                 9 MARCH 2021


BRANCH ACTIVITIES               RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                       CURRENT PRIORITIES                         THE NEXT QUARTER
Noosa Trail Network                Noosa Trail Masterplan Stakeholder       Communicate track closures related      In consultation with Noosa Trail
                                    Group meeting #1 completed                to the forestry work in the Yurol-       Masterplan Stakeholder Group,
                                    December                                  Ringtail areas.                          prepare options paper for trail network
                                                                             One-to-one consultations with            covering user needs, standards & final
                                                                              stakeholders                             locations of trail network contingent on
                                                                                                                       funding models to support
                                                                                                                       management by QPWS & Council on
                                                                                                                       land under their control.
                                                                                                                      Seek State and Federal funding
                                                                                                                       opportunities to initiate implementation
                                                                                                                       of Trails Masterplan
Strategic Land use Planning
Noosa Plan 2020                    First administrative amendment           Supporting the implementation of the      Continue work on Amendment no. 2
                                    completed (minor administrative           new Noosa Plan internally and              for Noosa Plan 2020
                                    changes)                                  externally.                               Continue work on Coastal Erosion
                                   Continued to gather baseline             Further amendments underway for            Amendment.
                                    information for ongoing monitoring        improvement of workability and to
                                    processes.                                align with State policies.
                                                                             Discussions with State on Coastal
                                                                              Erosion amendment
Whole of Shire Climate Change      Stakeholder workshops & meetings         Continue stakeholder engagement           Consultation on Climate Change
Response Plan                      Completion of risk assessment for        Drafting Climate Change Response           Response Plan
                                    climate hazards                           Plan                                      Councillor briefing on CHAP
                                   Developed fact sheets to provide to      Workshop draft Climate Change              consultation responses
                                    stakeholder groups for discussion         Response Plan with councillors            Finalise CHAP
                                   Cross-project coordination with          CHAP consultation until Monday 22
                                    Queensland Government                     February.
                                    emergency risk assessment project
                                    led by Council’s Disaster
                                    Management Officer and QFES.
                                   Finalised draft Coastal Hazards
                                    Adaptation Plan (CHAP), endorsed
                                    by council for consultation
Business as Usual activities       General advice and advocacy.             General advice and advocacy.              General advice and advocacy.
                                   Customer enquiries.                      Customer enquiries.                       Customer enquiries.
                                   Contribution to development
                                    application assessments.

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