2022-11-04 Special Meeting Minutes

SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES                                                         4 NOVEMBER 2022


PURPOSE OF MEETING
The purpose of the Special Meeting was to consider the Noosa Shire Housing Strategy finalisation
after community consultation.



1.   ATTENDANCE & APOLOGIES
     COUNCILLORS
     Councillor C Stewart, Mayor
     Councillor K Finzel
     Councillor J Jurisevic
     Councillor A Lorentson
     Councillor B Stockwell
     Councillor T Wegener

     EXECUTIVE
     S Waters, Chief Executive Officer
     L Jensen, Acting Director Environment & Sustainable Development (via Microsoft Teams)
     K Rawlings, Director Environment & Sustainable Development

     APOLOGIES
     Councillor F Wilkie

     The meeting commenced at 10.06am.

2    REPORTS

     1     NOOSA HOUSING            STRATEGY        –    FINALISATION       AFTER      COMMUNITY
           CONSULTATION
           Motion
           Moved:            Cr Stewart
           Seconded:         Cr Finzel
           That Council note the report by the Principal Strategic Planner to the Special Meeting
           dated 4 November 2022 and:
           A.    Adopt the Housing Strategy as provided at Attachment 1;
           B.    Note the community feedback on the draft Housing Strategy discussed in this
                 report and in Attachment 2;
           C.    Delegate the CEO to finalise an implementation plan with input from the Housing
                 Stakeholder Reference Group;
           D.    Support the campaign for the Mayor to write to all vacant and short term let property
                 owners to consider putting their properties into the permanent rental market;
           E.    With the assistance of the Housing Stakeholder Reference Group, commit to
                 improving community understanding of local housing needs and housing
                 programs.




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