2015-04-28 Planning and Organisation Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                        28 APRIL 2015


Initiative                              Comment

Planning & Infrastructure

 Planning Scheme Review –  Awaiting Ministerial sign off for                             public
   Complete proposed amendment       consultation
   to the Noosa Planning Scheme  Community consultation plan developed
   including the Temporary Local
   Planning Instrument (Vegetation
   Protection Overlay) for the Noosa
   area

 Noosa       Design    Manual     –  Stakeholder engagement has commenced targeting
   Development of a design manual        the both general public and Council staff. Further
   for      private    and     public    detailed engagement will target specific stakeholders
   infrastructure   elements     that    following initial feedback.
   contribute to the look and feel of  Design Services Manager is now working full time on
                                         this project.
   Noosa

 Noosa Traffic Study – New  The Noosa Traffic Study is well underway with
   study to identify road hierarchy     additional traffic counts being undertaken at a
   and guide intersection priorities    number of key intersections to input into the
                                        over-arching study.
                                      Noosa Council and a traffic consultant, is
                                        currently participating in the NORSCATS Study
                                        which is being undertaken by DTMR and due for
                                        completion in November of this year.

Executive

 Enterprise          Bargaining  CA process is underway. Voting has occurred
   Agreement -Coordination of        to select the Single Bargaining Unit (SBU)
   agreement (subject to State       Employee Representatives who have now
   Legislative changes               been appointed. Draft CA has been
                                     developed.
                                   CA negotiation meetings have commenced in
                                     April.

 Economic       Development –  Council has endorsed the development of a Local
   Economic           Development  Economic Plan and adopted the process to establish
                                            the plan at its meeting of 9 April 2015. This Plan will
   Strategy
                                            be developed in collaboration with the community
                                            through a focus group and is expected to be
                                            completed by October 2015




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