2020-05-12 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT                                                                                                            12 MAY 2020


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                        RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                           CURRENT PRIORITIES                            THE NEXT QUARTER
Electronic Lodgement of Building and        Building and Plumbing now both               Expand and promote electronic                Continue to develop the system with
Plumbing and Development Applications        enabled for online lodgements of              lodgement from pilot project with             ICT to prepare for implementation of
                                             applications.                                 plumbing to all plumbing and building         electronic lodgement to align with
                                                                                           customers.                                    implementation of New Noosa Plan.


Environmental Services
Environment Grants                          Final recommendation endorsed by             Work with delayed projects to
                                             Council for first round of Multi-year         prepare new agreements and confirm
                                             Collaborative Grants (MEC), with 5            start dates.
                                             successful applicants.
                                            Worked with successful applicants
                                             regarding COVID impacts – 2 of 5
                                             grants to start on April 1 as planned,
                                             the other three to now start on July 1.
Noosa River Plan                            Community consultation on second             Finalising review of feedback                Targeted consultation with groups
                                             draft of plan undertaken December/            received during second phase of               around issues raised in consultation.
                                             January.                                      public consultation.
                                                                                          Brief Council on feedback and
                                                                                           proposed next steps.
The Nature Conservancy Partnership -        The 3 year partnership agreement             Finalisation of the Project Plan and         Technical Advisory Group to meet for
Bring Back The Fish                          between NSC and TNC adopted by                establishment of the Technical                first time.
                                             Council at the Ordinary Meeting, July         Advisory Group.                              Report to Council on progress of
                                             2019.                                                                                       partnership.
                                            TNC Project Director now started and
                                             based in Noosa.
Implementation of the ZEN Organisation      Installation of solar systems at the         Community         education      online      Community emission profile.
Strategy                                     NAC (77kW); Noosa River Holiday               information sessions.                        Initiate ZEN Strategy review.
                                             Park (50kW) and Cooroy Butter                Workshop in conjunction with waste
                                             Factory (20kW) complete.                      to develop scope of works for waste
                                            LED light retrofit in Committee Room          strategy.
                                             completed.                                   Small site solar installation.
                                            LED exterior light installation at the       The J LED lighting retrofit plan.
                                             Depot completed.
                                                                                          Review of renewable electricity
                                            Free community solar & battery                options.
                                             advice line in conjunction with
                                             Australian     Energy      Foundation

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