Strategic Business Plans for Water Supply and Sewerage
Strategic Business Plans for Water Supply and Sewerage
Strategic Business Plans for Water Supply and Sewerage
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7.8 Community Consultation<br />
Council is committed to consulting its water supply <strong>and</strong> sewerage customers regularly to keep<br />
them in<strong>for</strong>med of developments <strong>and</strong> to get feedback on major projects.<br />
The aims of community consultation are:<br />
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To ensure ownership of issues by the community, to gain community agreement that<br />
Council action is required <strong>and</strong> ensure that the costs associated with such actions are<br />
understood<br />
To ensure that the concerns of the community, particularly social <strong>and</strong> environmental<br />
concerns, have been taken into account<br />
To allow the community to propose options that they want evaluate<br />
To enable the community to be satisfied that the CHCC have made a decision after a<br />
proper evaluation of the issues<br />
The community of Coffs Harbour has a vital role to play not only in planning <strong>for</strong> the future of the<br />
city, but also in partnering with government <strong>and</strong> non-government agencies to identify <strong>and</strong><br />
implement initiatives that contribute to the sustainability of Coffs Harbour's economy, lifestyle <strong>and</strong><br />
environment.<br />
Community engagement <strong>and</strong> participation is essential <strong>for</strong> the development <strong>and</strong> implementation<br />
of the Coffs Harbour 2030 Community <strong>Strategic</strong> Plan. CHCC has prepared a Community<br />
Engagement Strategy <strong>for</strong> the development <strong>and</strong> review of the 2030 Community <strong>Strategic</strong> Plan,<br />
which promotes opportunities <strong>for</strong> public participation <strong>for</strong> the ongoing review <strong>and</strong><br />
implementation of this plan. In summary this Community Engagement Strategy provides:<br />
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Objectives <strong>for</strong> Strategy<br />
Reference to International Association <strong>for</strong> Public Participation (IAP2): best practice <strong>and</strong><br />
legislative requirements<br />
NSW Government definition of social justice principles<br />
Coffs Harbour City Council’s adopted principles <strong>for</strong> the Community <strong>Strategic</strong> Plan<br />
Identification of key stakeholders<br />
Roles <strong>and</strong> responsibilities in regards to engagement<br />
A record of the community engagement techniques employed to develop the Coffs<br />
Harbour 2030 Community Vision<br />
A record of the community engagement techniques to develop the draft Coffs Harbour<br />
2030 Community <strong>Strategic</strong> Plan <strong>and</strong> to finalize the plan <strong>for</strong> adoption by Council<br />
An outline of the activities proposed <strong>for</strong> the implementation of the Community <strong>Strategic</strong><br />
Plan<br />
The proposed timeframe <strong>for</strong> the review of the Community Engagement Strategy<br />
May 2012<br />
HydroScience Consulting<br />
Coffs Harbour City Council <strong>Strategic</strong> <strong>Business</strong> Plan Page 45
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