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
                                           Property inspections for recently           Complete annual Transport and Main
                                            detected Mexican Bean Tree                   Roads contract work for control of
                                            incursion undertaken in the Pomona           priority weeds on State road reserve
                                            area.                                        network and control of Feral Deer.
Noosa Bushland Reserve Strategic Plan      Completed action plan and aligned           Finalise draft document.                     Present draft document at Councillor
                                            document     with     Environment                                                          Workshop.
                                            Strategy.
Noosa Trail Network                        Collaborated with Noosa District            Work with Noosa Tourism on Noosa             Noosa Trail master plan complete
                                            Landcare with revegetation projects          Trail Master Plan and consultant to           work with Noosa Tourism on launch.
                                            on the trail network.                        review draft.
                                           Preparation of Invitation for Quote         Continue to collaborate with Noosa
                                            documents for trail maintenance              District Landcare with revegetation
                                            contract.                                    projects on the trail network.


Strategic Land use Planning
New Noosa Plan                             Ministerial sign off of New Noosa           Preparing support material to assist         Report to Council on adoption of New
                                            Plan subject to conditions.                  with implementation.                          Noosa Plan.
                                           Revised scheme according to                 Internal training.                           External         information     and
                                            conditions where relevant.                  Report to Council for adoption.               communications (once adopted) to
                                                                                                                                       support implementation.
                                                                                        Gazettal.
                                                                                                                                      Initiate monitoring of new scheme.
                                                                                        Engaging with State on first
                                                                                         amendments.
                                                                                        Community engagement plan for
                                                                                         amendment processes.
                                                                                        Establishing base position for
                                                                                         ongoing monitoring processes.
Coastal Hazards Adaptation Plan            Submission of draft adaptation              Cost-benefit analysis (CBA) of               Complete draft CHAP for public
                                            options assessment report (i.e. the          potential inundation risk responses           consultation.
                                            sixth of eight project phases) to            underway.                                    Develop       engagement    actions
                                            LGAQ        and     Department      of      Additional    modelling     of    tidal       (including collateral) in light of
                                            Environment & Science for review.            inundation      frequency       being         COVID-19 constraints.
                                           Completion of cost-benefit analysis          completed (crucial to CBA).
                                            report for erosion adaptation options.      Completing final technical report.




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