2018-08-07 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                                             7 AUGUST 2018


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                         RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                          CURRENT PRIORITIES                            THE NEXT QUARTER
Strategic Land use Planning
Drafting new Noosa Plan                      Series of ongoing Councillors                Responding to state interest              Await State sign off ahead of
                                               workshops                                     comments                                     community consultation on the draft
                                             Completed drafting and Council                                                             new Noosa Plan.
                                               adoption
                                             Submitted to state for state interest
                                               review
Biodiversity Plan and assessment report      Awaiting further progress on high           Draft priorities for the Environment       Finalise priorities for Environment
                                               level Environment Strategy to refine          Strategy including workshopping and          Strategy including for biodiversity
                                               the scope of Biodiversity Plan                drafting priorities for biodiversity.        conservation
Flood risk assessments                       Flood risk assessment finalised and         Response to state interest check           Finalise for final review.
                                               submitted to state government with            comments for flooding.
                                               planning scheme.
Climate Change Adaptation Plan               Community engagement campaign               Complete key asset register and            Complete risk assessments for key
                                               completed for the coastal hazard              report for submission to LGAQ &              assets and commence socio-
                                               modelling.                                    State government; advance climate            economic analysis of adaptation
                                                                                             change biodiversity assessment               options, includes multiple workshops
                                                                                                                                          with community.
Car parking study                            Car Parking Contributions Policy and        Implement policy                           Ongoing implementation of policy in
                                               draft Infrastructure Agreement                                                             parallel with the assessment
                                               endorsed by council and finalised.                                                         development applications.
Business as Usual activities                 Amendment of the Noosa Plan 2006            Submitted amendments for small             Community consultation subject to
                                                                                             dwellings for first state interest           State interest review
                                                                                             review


Economic Development
Business Support and Development             Economic Development Grants                 Working with potential grant               Providing ‘concierge’ services to key
                                               awarded to: ZEN $14,500, Innovate             applicants to develop quality                clients
                                               Noosa $ 750, Slow Food Noosa                  applications with high impact              Continue to promote and improve
                                               $750, Generation Innovation $2,000,           outcomes. Potential applicants               the quality of Grant applications
                                               Noosaville Business Association               include; CCIQ Noosa, Innovate
                                               $1,500                                        Noosa, Create Noosa, Generation
                                             Regional Innovation Program                   Innovation, Noosaville Business
                                               (SCRIPT). Noosa Council                       Association
                                               contributes $12k p.a. to this $300k         Providing ‘concierge’ services to key
                                               p.a. regional funding pool focused on         clients
                                               stimulating business innovation.

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