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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                                                                                                                      Reconstruction Authority.
                                                                                                                      AECOM Scoping Study on Flood Model
                                                                                                                      Updates near completion.
                                                                                                                      Stakeholder consultations and engagement
                                                                                                                      regarding embedding sustainable and
                                                                                                                      regenerative agriculture principles into Ec
                                                                                                                      Dev’s Food & Beverage Industry Development
                                                                                                                      Plan is ongoing with first draft due to be
                                                                                                                      developed soon.
                               Continue the implementation      Improved management of our            Environmental | Debriefing for seasonal burns.               On track
                               of Council’s Fire Management     bushland reserves about fire and the  Services                          .        .            |
                               Plans and bushland reserves      implementation of a more proactive,                   Further progress to increase internal capacity
                                                                specialised burning regime                            with staff training, materials and equipment.
                               Noosa Heads Main Beach           Improved management of shoreline     Asset            Working through shore bird monitoring plans   On track
                               SEMP                             erosion in Noosa Main Beach and       Management | for implementation and final certification of
                                                                Noosa River                                           sand renourishment design.
                               Coastal Reserve Management       Complete and initiate implementation  Environmental | A draft Eastern Beaches Foreshore             Behind
                               Plan                             of a management plan for the eastern | Services       Management Plan has been approved by          Schedule
                                                                beaches to manage encroachments,                      Council for public consultation release in
                                                                accesses and works in the dunes                       February 2023.
                                                                                                                      Updated bushland condition mapping and
                                                                                                                      ecological restoration plans are underway.
                                                                                                                      A draft encroachments policy has been
                                                                                                                      developed and is being reviewed internally.
                                                                                                                      Detailed mapping of encroachments in Eastern
                                                                                                                      Beaches foreshore reserves is underway.
                               Audit of Council’s electricity   Adequate and appropriate energy       Procurement     Meeting with Consultant early '23 to discuss  On track
                               meters and assets                metering to ensure efficient costs and                revised scope.
                                                                to inform zero emissions decision-
                                                                making

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