2023-02-13 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   13 FEBRUARY 2023




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GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                 13 FEBRUARY 2023

       Corporate Plan Theme — The Noosa Environment                                                                                                     Operational Plan 22/23
       Corporate Plan Key Focus Operational Initiatives          Outcomes                              Responsible          Update                                   Q2 status
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                                                                                                                        activities.
                                                                                                                        Continue audit and action on fire trail network.
                                Modern Water Monitoring          Introduction of an overarching and     Environmental | Multiple workshops with internal and external On track
                                Program                          integrated data collection and water  Services         stakeholders have been conducted to develop
                                                                 monitoring program to improve our                      specific components of the program including
                                                                 understanding of our waterways                         priority areas and actions for the catchments,
                                                                 across the shire                                       data management and development of sub-
                                                                                                                        catchment report cards. Deployment of real-
                                                                                                                        time water quality loggers is soon to occur.
       1.5 Reinforce our       Streetscape upgrade project       Improved management of Noosa’s         Infrastructure  A review of the Noosa Design Principles is    Behind
       Noosa Design            implementation                    public areas and built environment to Planning,        underway with contributions house and         Schedule
      Principles                                                 align with the Noosa Design Principles | Design &      external design advocates to embark ona
                                                                 and Noosa Style                        Delivery, Civil | series of guest speaker presentations aimed at
                                                                                                        Ops (Civil      improving internal staff understanding of the
                                                                                                        Works & Mtce) | Noosa Design Principles, Noosa's point of
                                                                                                        (Parks &        difference, sustainable design practices and
                                                                                                        Gardens)        how these elements relate to Councils role.
        1.6 Manage             Continue to implement best        Development outcomes aligned with      Development     Continuing to ensure development applications | On track
        development within     practice Development              the environmental controls included in | Assessment    are assessed against the Noosa Plan for
        the Noosa Shire in     Assessment services that          the Noosa Plan 2020                                    compliance with the outcomes sought.
        accordance with        deliver the strategic                                                                    Engaging water quality and ecologists where
        Noosa's environmental | environmental outcomes                                                                  required to assist in the assessment.
        outcomes               committed to in the Noosa
                               Plan 2020
        1.7 Plan our response | Community ZEN emissions          The Noosa Community is assisted to  | Environmental | Community carbon footprint completed.          On track
        to climate change      project implementation            become zero net emissions by 2026     Services         Climate change response grants Round 2
                                                                                                                        completed — no funds allocated for this round,
                                                                                                                        carried forward to next round.
                                                                                                                        Community education plan underway.
                                                                                                                        Climate Change Response Community
                                                                                                                        Reference Group meetings ongoing.
                                                                                                                        Monthly Climate Change Community Forums
                                                                                                                        delivered and ongoing for information sharing

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