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PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA 10 MAY 2016
Ordinary Meeting Minutes 19 November 2015, Item 10, Page 11
SUSTAINABILITY PRINCIPLES
That Council note the report by Principal Strategic Planner to the Planning & Organisation
Committee Meeting dated 10 November 2015 and:
A. Adopt the Sustainability Principles for the purpose of guiding Council’s corporate strategy
development and to provide a common basis for achieving sustainability principles;
B. Request the Chief Executive Officer to incorporate the Sustainability Principles into
Council’s key strategy documents under development; and
C. Request the Chief Executive Officer to develop sustainability indicators to accompany the
Sustainability Principles to monitor progress towards long term sustainability.
Finance & Risk
There is currently no budget allocation for the implementation of this policy in the current financial
year however, a new initiative was submitted for Council consideration in the 2016/17 budget for
a project to review Council’s energy usage, measure carbon emissions and identify options to
achieve greater energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Consultation
External Consultation - Community & Stakeholder
Nil.
Internal Consultation
The Sustainability Officer was consulted in relation to the coverage of the policy and the
Governance Advisor was consulted in relation to the Policy format.
Departments/Sections Consulted:
Chief Executive Officer Community Services Corporate Services
Executive Officer to the Mayor & CEO Community Facilities Financial Services
Executive Support Community Development ICT
Libraries & Galleries Procurement & Fleet
Local Laws Property & Facilities
Waste & Environmental Health Revenue Services
X Executive Office Planning & Infrastructure
Community Engagement Building & Plumbing Services
Customer Service Civil Operations
Economic Development Infrastructure Planning & Design
x Governance Planning & Environment
Human Resources Strategic Land Use Planning
X Sustainability
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