2016-07-12 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA     12 JULY 2016




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PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                               12 JULY 2016

             [Topic                                 Comments fromsubmitter              | Discussion                          | Recommendations
                                                                                                                                conservation and dog control
                                                     Heritage Park koala habitat          The establish of dog off-leash areas  No change to Heritage Park off-leash
                                                                                           has undergone a formal public        areas
                                                                                          consultation process and cannot be
                                                                                          changed unless a further public
                                                                                          consultation process is initiated
                                                                                          Although domestic dogs can be a
                                                                                          threat there is no record of a
                                                                                          domestic dog attack on koalas in
                                                                                           Heritage Park.

               Tree assessment                       Council internal submission                                                Applications for removal of problem
                                                     There is a risk of koala being                                             koala feed trees be checked by
                                                     removed on public land by Council                                          Environment Services and/or Natural
                                                     without full assessment by staff with                                      Areas staff and removal be avoided,
                                                     ecological expertise                                                       mitigated or offset as per Council
                                                                                                                                Tree Management on Public Land
                                                                                                                                and Koala Conservation Policy

               Habitat protection                    Habitat protection around koala       Under the Sustainable Planning Act   Council to continue to avoid,
                                                     habitat zones and no more habitat     2009 removal of development rights | mitigate, offset development
                                                     loss or development                  can lead to claims of injurious       impacts where legal mechanisms
                                                                                          affection and compensation            allow.
                                                     Shuttle bus to Hastings Street so less | Council is currently developing a Refer as a submission for the Noosa
                                                     koala car strikes                     Noosa Transport Plan                 Transport Plan

               GPS cat tracking program              Use GPS cat tracking research         Domestic cats unlikely to be athreat | Include research information and
                                                     program to educate cat owners        to koalas but are a significant threat | video on cat tracking in
                                                                                          to smaller fauna                      August/September fauna media
                                                                                                                                program.
             [Impacts ofasparagusfern             | Submitterhasnoticedthat_ =           [|                                  | Include weed control as an action in_|

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