2016-07-18 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                    18 JULY 2016


 The new cell 2.2 at the Eumundi Road Resource Recovery Centre has been commissioned
   and began accepting waste on 26 February 2016.
 The Waste Management Contract 2017-2024 tender documentation has been prepared with
   tenders advertised on 1 July 2016.
 A significant amount of work has been undertaken to establish the Electric Bus trial. The trial
   was delayed due to supplier issues and will commence late in 2016 or early 2017. Council
   continued its free holiday bus program in 2015/16.

Corporate Plan Priority 7 – Diversification of our economy
While recognising our world class tourism industry, the Council will also focus on diversifying the
economy with an emphasis on “smart economy” businesses and rural futures.

Key achievements include:
 Council adopted the Noosa Local Economic Plan following extensive consultation via a Focus
   Group. A report by AEC analysing the Noosa Economic Profile has also been published.
 During 2015/16, Council continued to have a very close working relationship with Tourism
   Noosa. We jointly developed the Noosa Sporting Facilities Guide which is designed to attract
   events and sporting groups to Noosa. This was launched in March 2016.
 Council adopted a Masterplan for the Rufous Street site at Peregian Beach following an
   extensive community consultation process including a design charette. The development
   application has been lodged and preparation is underway for a funding application to the
   Commonwealth government.
 The Council developed RV Park at Cooroy opened, including a waste dump facility, and
   appropriate management arrangements were put in place.
 During 2015/16, support was provided to encourage the ongoing development of the ICT
   sector in Noosa. Council was a partner in an innovation networking event and a sponsor of
   the GovHack event. We also provided data sets to the GovHack event.
 A #NoosaConnects networking event was held by Council in conjunction with CCIQ at The J
   in March 2016. This business networking evening was attended by over 200 people to
   connect with industry and government funding and other support bodies. It was very well
   received by the Noosa business community.
 During 2015/16, Council approved 98% of development applications with the number of
   applications showing a steady increase in activity. We met statutory assessment timeframes
   for most types of applications except for MCUs and to a much lesser extent, Op Works
   applications. The complexity and issues involved in MCU applications meant that statutory
   timeframes were met between 60% and 80% of the time. Building and Plumbing approval
   timeframes remained significantly better than statutory requirements. There has been a
   significant improvement in building approval times in the last two years.
 A considerable amount of time has been spent on building strong working relationships with
   key business groups. This includes, for example:
   o Support for the Noosa Junction Association and Hastings Street Association (and ongoing
       funding via levies); and
   o Regular liaison with CCIQ Cooroy and CCIQ Noosa etc.




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