2014-10-14 Planning & Organisation Committee Agenda - Pages 51 - 117

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   14 OCTOBER 2014




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PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                14 OCTOBER 2014

        Ey                     PROPOSAL FOR A BOUNDARY CHANGE

            occasions (in 2006 and again this year) the level of local support exceeded 80%
            of residents.    We will further test this following our current round of
            consultations and advise Council of the outcome.

             Of particular concern to many residents is future planning pressure. Under the
            existing boundaries, the EDV is a prime location for developers to be able to
             build large-scale developments that can capture the Noosa brand without the
            associated controls that Noosa Council would require. A realignment of the
             boundary to the south would overcome this potential problem.
             Financial impacts of the proposal would be positive for Noosa. Current rate and
            service revenue from the EDV area is approximately $4.48 million per annum.
             Sunshine Coast Council has assessed its average, fully allocated, service and
             infrastructure costs for the area at around $4.0 million. Noosa Council overheads
            are likely to be less than Sunshine Coast so Noosa Council fully allocated cost is
             likely to be less than the additional revenue.
             Noosa Council presently incurs significant cost in the use of its infrastructure and
            facilities by the EDV community.  At present these costs are covered by a cross
            subsidy from other Noosa ratepayers. A boundary realignment would ensure that
             Noosa Council would have the benefit of EDV rates revenue to cover the cross
            subsidises currently incurred in Noosa.
             Noosa would also obtain better control on planning decisions close to the Shire
             border in an area that is effectively Noosa’s “front door”. The level of density of
            development that occurred with Peregian Springs is an example that is likely to
            occur if EDV remains in the SC area in the longer term.

            This Submission seeks the following action from Noosa Council:
                "a    commitment to the principle that community wishes are a           key
                   component of government decision making and that if a majority of
                   residents in any or all of the suburbs in the EDV area want to belong to
                   Noosa Shire, then the Council would       be supportive for a Change
                   Commissioner to investigate a boundary change;
                *  Confirmation  that should   the  Boundary   Commissioner    support the
                   proposed  boundary realignment,    Noosa Council would     welcome the
                   inclusion of the EDV area into the Noosa Shire; and
                «  A public statement of the Council’s position to be sent to the media and to
                   the Minister

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            Submission from the EDV Group

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