2022-02-17 Ordinary Meeting Agenda

ORDINARY MEETING AGENDA                                                     17 FEBRUARY 2022


8.    CONSIDERATION OF COMMITTEE REPORTS


1     PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT – 8 FEBRUARY 2022

ATTENDANCE & APOLOGIES
COUNCILLORS
Cr Brian Stockwell (Chair) (via Microsoft Teams)
Cr Karen Finzel (via Microsoft Teams)
Cr Tom Wegener (via Microsoft Teams)
Cr Clare Stewart (via Microsoft Teams)

Cr Amelia Lorentson (non-Committee Councillor) (via Microsoft Teams)

EXECUTIVE
L Sengstock, Acting Chief Executive Officer
L Jensen, Acting Director Environment & Sustainable Development (via Microsoft Teams)

APOLOGIES

Nil


COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL


1     NOOSA COUNCIL CARBON FOOTPRINT REPORT FY 2020/2021
      That Council note the report by the Project Officer, Carbon Reduction to the Planning &
      Environment Committee Meeting dated 8 February 2022 that includes a calculation of the FY
      2020/201 Carbon Footprint for Noosa Council as an organisation and its progress towards the
      target of net zero emissions by 2026.


2     NOOSA ENVIRONMENT STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION YEAR TWO ANNUAL UPDATE
      That Council note the report by the Acting Environmental Services Manager to the Planning &
      Environment Committee Meeting dated 08/02/2022, providing the year 2 annual report on the
      implementation of the Noosa Environment Strategy



3     WATER PLANNING FOR NOOSA SHIRE
      That Council note the report by the Acting Environment Services Manager to the Planning &
      Environment Committee Meeting dated 8 February 2022 and note:
      A.   the information pertaining to water security and management in Noosa Shire and the
           various water planning processes currently underway as discussed in this report and
           summarised in Attachment 1,
      B.   the formation of an internal Working Group to co-ordinate involvement, communication
           and outcomes from the water planning processes, and
      C.   the proposal to call an Environmental Round Table with Natural Resource Management
           groups to engage on the topic of regional water strategy.

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