2017-02-07 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                               7 FEBRUARY 2017



BRANCH ACTIVITIES                 RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                            CURRENT PRIORITIES                         THE NEXT QUARTER
Rural Enterprise                   Draft Agri-business      Sector   profile    Finalise Agri-Business Profile.          Initial scope of Noosa Brand Portal
                                     prepared.                                    Commence development of Noosa              concept.
                                                                                    Brand portal concept.                    Launch of the Agri-Business Profile.
Environmental Industries                                                          Liaison with Noosa         Biosphere     Noosa      Biosphere        Reserve
                                                                                    Reserve Foundation.                        Foundation engagement regarding
                                                                                                                               economic development initiatives with
                                                                                                                               environmental benefits.
Effective Land Use Planning          Review and provide comment on the          Economic     Development     internal    Explore economic futures concept to
                                       Centres Hierarchy Paper.                     engagement with:                           inform the planning scheme and
                                                                                    -   New Planning Scheme                    business land zoning.
                                                                                    -   Major development projects i.e.      Input and commentary regarding the
                                                                                        Coles site, Noosa Civic                employment assumption associated
                                                                                    -   Noosa River Master Plan                with the Shaping SEQ document.
                                                                                    -   Shaping     SEQ    Draft    SEQ
                                                                                        Regional Plan.
Enterprise and Business Support      Economic       Development      Grants     Report to Council regarding Economic     Administer grant allocations.
                                       program       delivered,     applicants      Development grants.                      Business Facilitation service scoped.
                                       supported,        assessments      and     Development of Business Facilitation     Business Prospectus launched.
                                       recommendations finalised.                   (Concierge) service.
                                     Finalised draft of Business Prospectus.    Finalise Business Prospectus.

Business as Usual activities       Supporting the efforts of local              Review of State Government land as         Complete initial analysis of State land
                                     innovation, co-work spaces and digital         part of their ‘project to re-purpose         interests.
                                     entities around concept of ‘Innovative         surplus and under-utilised state           Business Assistance Guide Review
                                     Noosa’ group.                                  property’.                                   and Update.
                                   Confirmation of successful black spot
                                     funding for Boreen Point and
                                     Cootharaba Road.
                                   Strengthen local partnerships and
                                     respond     to   incoming     business
                                     enquiries.
                                   Finalise the Priority Industry Sectors
                                     Economic Impact Data.
                                   Distribute update on progress of ED
                                     Action Plan.


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