2020-08-11 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                    11 AUGUST 2020


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                 RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                         CURRENT PRIORITIES                           THE NEXT QUARTER
                                                                                 Liaising with adjacent land owners           Fuel Reduction 20/21 Program
                                                                                   surrounding priority Planned Burns
                                                                                   for 20/21 program
                                                                                 Consult/notify adjacent property
                                                                                   owners of proposed 20/21 Fire
                                                                                   Trail/Fuel Reduction program.
                                                                                 Finalising installation of new
                                                                                   sprinkler systems in flying-fox
                                                                                   impacted areas at Wallace Park.
                                                                                 Commence proactive tree
                                                                                   management program along priority
                                                                                   Bushland Urban Interface areas
Noosa Trail Network                  Completion and public launch of the       Communicate track closures related         Work with Noosa Tourism and
                                       new Noosa Trail Master Plan.                to the forestry work in the Yurol-           community stakeholders to develop
                                                                                   Ringtail areas.                              a community reference group for the
                                                                                 Continue to collaborate with Noosa           delivery of the Noosa Trail Master
                                                                                   District Landcare with revegetation          Plan.
                                                                                   projects on the trail network.             Seek State and Federal funding
                                                                                                                                opportunities to initiate
                                                                                                                                implementation of Trails Masterplan
Strategic Land use Planning
New Noosa Plan                       Ministerial sign off of New Noosa         Council adopted New Noosa Plan             External information and
                                       Plan subject to conditions.               Preparing for implementation                 communications (once adopted) to
                                     Revised scheme according to                 following the plan coming into effect        support implementation.
                                       conditions where relevant.                  31 July 2020.                              Initiate monitoring of new scheme.
                                                                                 Engaging with State on first
                                                                                   amendments.
                                                                                 Community engagement plan for
                                                                                   amendment processes.
                                                                                 Establishing base position for
                                                                                   ongoing monitoring processes.
Coastal Hazards Adaptation Plan      Phase six (of eight) report received      The final project technical summary        Develop engagement actions
                                       sign-off in June from LGAQ and the          report (Phase 7) to be submitted to          (including collateral) for use in public
                                       QLD Department of Environment &             LGAQ and DES for review.                     consultation on draft CHAP.
                                       Science (DES).                            Submitting draft CHAP to Council,          Finalise CHAP per public comments
                                     Completion of all cost-benefit              seeking endorsement to initiate              and submit to LGAQ & DES for

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