2019-07-09 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                            9 JULY 2019



REPORTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE COMMITTEE
1                        EVENTS POLICY - PUBLIC CONSULTATION OUTCOMES AND AMENDED POLICY
                         FOR ADOPTION
DOCUMENT INFORM AT ION




Author                              Denis Wallace, Property Advisor
                                    Corporate Services Department

Index                               ECM/Subject/32.03 Draft Events Policy Submissions/34.75 Events Policies

Attachments                         1.    Summary of Issues Raised in Submissions
                                    2.    Amended Events Policy



EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Community and stakeholder consultation on the draft Events Policy was undertaken in May and
June 2019. Whilst the number of submissions represented only a modest level of engagement,
the issues raised are broadly consistent with community feedback in recent years. Key themes
include the impact of events due to lack of public access to parks and beaches, road closures
and concerns with increasing event numbers and durations.

A number of amendments are recommended in response to the consultation feedback and a final
Events Policy is presented for adoption. Following the policy adoption staff will prepare
supporting guidelines to help event organisers to apply for and manage their events. Given the
ongoing community concern with the overuse of the tourism precinct at Noosa Heads,
investigation of options for a new land use master planning process for that area is also
recommended for future Council consideration.

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Property Advisor to the Services & Organisation Committee
Meeting dated 9 July 2019 and:
A.                        Adopt the final Events Policy included as Attachment 2 to the report;
B.                        Authorise the CEO to make any required minor amendments to the Policy prior to
                          publication;
C.                        Note staff will now proceed to finalise event guidelines to support the policy;
D.                        Request the CEO to investigate options for Council’s website to inform residents of all
                          upcoming road closures; and
E.                        Request the CEO to investigate options to undertake detailed community land
                          management planning for the Hastings Street Precinct in accordance with the Land Act
                          1994 for future Council consideration.




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