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 =                     SSSSSS« Comments fromsubmitter                [Discussion                     S| Recommendations
               Koala Rescue Groups                   More funding for koala rescue         Council provides grant funding to     Consider funding for koala rescue
                                                     groups.                               Wildcare Australia                    through the community grants
                                                                                                                                 program.
               Koala database                        Koala databases need to be updated | Koala sightings are recorded real      Reword in Koala Conservation Plan
                                                     in real time rather than quarterly.   time by Council and by the public on
                                                                                           Koala Tracker. It is proposed that
                                                                                           Council records be input into
                                                                                           Wildnet on quarterly basis.           Note the need for a review of koala
               Translocation laws                    Translocation laws need to be         Supported.                            translocation policy.
                                                     reviewed.                             Supported, however if there is a      Focus koala tree planting projects in
               Tree plantings                        Plant trees in areas of low conflict, viable population of koalas in an     low to medium risk areas as
                                                     i.e. away from urban areas.           urban setting then tree planting may | identified Map 4.
                                                                                           be appropriate.
             [Submitter200
               Koala detection dogs                  Utilise koala detection dogs in       As a condition of development,        Include in code assessment
                                                     development assessment.               developers are required to search     provisions in planning scheme
                                                                                           for koalas, however koala detection
                                                                                           dogs are more efficient and
                                                                                           accurate.
               Change laws concerning legal costs    Require developers to pay for legal                                         Discuss with State Government
               when Council challenges a             costs if a development is refused.
               development in koala habitat areas.
               Support USC Detection Dogs for        Provide support for the USC research                                        Council currently supports the USC
               Conservation program                  team                                                                        Detection Dogs for Conservation
                                                                                                                                 through Biosphere Grants.
              |Submitter2y
               Koala corridors                       Extend/expand koala vegetation        Strategic koala corridors will be     Await the development of the
                                                     corridors.                            identified in the biodiversity Plan   Biodiversity Plan
                                                                                           and through application of the Koala
                                                                                           Habitat Mapping.

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