2018-05-08 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

BRANCH ACTIVITIES                  RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                             CURRENT PRIORITIES                             THE NEXT QUARTER
Car parking study                     Consultants MRCagney completed                 Finalise the consultants’ report with       Council consideration and report on
                                        background study for review.                     Infrastructure Services Department            new car parking contributions
                                                                                                                                       scheme.
                                                                                       Prepare report to Council together
                                                                                         with     a    draft  Car   Parking
                                                                                         Contributions Policy and draft
                                                                                         Infrastructure Agreement
Business as Usual activities          Amendment of the Noosa Plan 2006               Submitted amendments for small              Community consultation subject to
                                                                                         dwellings for first state interest            State interest review
                                                                                         review

Economic Development
Business Support and Development      Economic      Development       Grants         Working     with   potential    grant       Ongoing concierge service
                                        Program        rolled-out.      Project          applicants   to    develop     quality
                                        application received from ZEN.                   applications with high impact
                                        Currently being assessed.                        outcomes.     Potential    applicants
                                      Quick response grant $750 awarded                include; CCIQ Noosa, Innovate
                                        to Innovate Noosa.                               Noosa, Create Noosa, Generation
                                      Regional      Innovation       Program           Innovation, Noosaville Business
                                        (SCRIPT).          Through          this         Association
                                        collaboration       with      Advance          Providing ‘concierge’ services to key
                                        Queensland, 4 regional innovation                clients
                                        projects have been funded with
                                        specific conditions to ensure region
                                        wide impact
                                      Sunshine Coast Business Awards
                                        2018. Negotiated expanded activity
                                        and improved terms with the new
                                        organisers – the Sunshine Coast
                                        Chamber Alliance.
Industry & Sector Development         Digital Sector – Roll-out of the Digital       Digital Sector – Tender process for         Digital Sector – Digital Hub tenancy
                                        Hub      tenancy      process      and           the Digital Hub underway, finaisation         process complete and activation of
                                        associated       operational      plan.          of associated operational plan and            Hub intiatied.
                                        Recruitment and appointment of the               budget to be finalised and agreed
                                        Digital Hub Director. Appointment of           Education Sector – engagement of
                                        probity adviser to oversee Tender                resource      to     facilitate   the
                                        Process for tenancy of Digital Hub.              development of an Education Sector
                                      Education Sector – formation of the              action plan and the associated
                                        education advisory group and first               support structure
                                        meeting held


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