2020-11-10 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                               10 NOVEMBER 2020


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                  RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                            CURRENT PRIORITIES                           THE NEXT QUARTER
Business Support and Development      The COVID Response Business Plan             Continue to support all business           Focus on business support elements
                                        and Roundtable continues to be an              groups including the operation of the        of the COVID Business Recovery
                                        invaluable source of support for the           Business Roundtable.                         Framework.
                                        business community. Its success              ‘Consume local’ concept rolled out in      Second Business Resilience Survey
                                        has been in creating a sense of                partnership with Tourism Noosa, Buy          complete and results shared to
                                        togetherness, and providing a direct           Noosa and Eat Noosa                          influence response.
                                        channel to local, State and Federal          Providing ‘concierge’ services to key      Particular support for emerging
                                        government decision-makers.                    clients on an as needs basis.                business groups – Tewantin and
                                      The second business resilience               Digital Hub Director continues to            Pomona
                                        survey was developed and launched              provide mentoring services and             Continue to lead a flexible and co-
                                        in October                                     manage the transition of potential           ordinated approach across Council to
                                      Council’s subsidised Professional              new tenants.                                 support business recovery
                                        Services Panel has supported over
                                        50 businesses and individuals to
                                        date.
                                      The Economic Development team
                                        continues to work directly with
                                        Business                Associations.
                                        Congratulations to the Pomona
                                        Business     community      for     the
                                        establishment of the local Chamber
                                        of Commerce.
                                      Council has directly supported
                                        businesses with fee waivers or
                                        cancellations and has approved a
                                        number of temporary extension
                                        permits for outdoor dining.
                                      The Digital Hub Director has
                                        supported tenants and members of
                                        the various technology groups
                                        Headquartered at the Hub, in a
                                        mentoring capacity, particularly in the
                                        COVID shut-down period and now as
                                        part of a successful reopening.
                                      Entrepreneurs event with Leanne
                                        Kemp, Qld Chief Entrepreneur – 25
                                        attendees



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