2017-02-07 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                                          7 FEBRUARY 2017


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                         RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                             CURRENT PRIORITIES                              THE NEXT QUARTER
Centres Strategy                             Internal review of          consultants’      Finalisation of a strategy that             Informs scheme drafting
                                               recommendations.                                includes     recommendations          on
                                                                                               hierarchy, function and urban design
                                                                                               guidelines
                                                                                             Report to Council
Local Area Master Planning – Urban           Not commenced.                                Undertake a review of existing work         Commence review and determine
Design Framework and Character                                                                 and determine a priority list of centres      priority centres and consultant scope
Guidelines                                                                                     for Local Area Master Planning                of works.
                                                                                               based on centres hierarchy.
Housing Needs Analysis                     Consultants have completed review of            Workshop the consultant’s report            Informs scheme drafting.
                                             current housing stock, projected                  with Councillors and report for
                                             demand, consulted with housing                    endorsement.
                                             providers,      real     estate    and
                                             development sectors and projected
                                             mismatch in future housing.
Open Space Strategy                        Project split into an overarching Open          Complete the Open Space Study               Finalise both the Open Space Study
                                             Space Study and a Parks Plan                    Inform other key staff of the Open            and Parks Plan
                                           Contract planner appointed and                    Space Study purposes                        Report to Council
                                             Open Space Study brief developed.               Commence Parks Plan
Planning Scheme Discussion Paper             Community engagement completed                Reporting     submissions      and          Informs scheme drafting
                                               in December, all submissions have               recommendations to Council
                                               been reviewed.
Implement Noosa       Planning   Scheme      Information sessions run with                 Monitor applications made under             Learnings from DA          experience
amendments                                     consultants                                     superseded planning scheme                    informs scheme drafting
                                             User guides prepared and released             Observe        any        differences
                                                                                               amendments have made and
                                                                                               operational problems arising.
Amendments to the Noosa Plan for             Discussions with the State officers,          Scope level of amendments needed            Continue discussions with the State.
compliance with new legislation                DA and Council Solicitor                        and draft accordingly                       Report to Council for proposal to
                                                                                             Review internally and discuss further         formally make amendments
                                                                                               with State.
Climate Change Adaptation                    Grant funding approved                        Await commencement of new project           Commence project and develop work
                                             Project officer appointed                       officer                                       program and engagement plan.




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