Agenda of Floodplain Risk Management Advisory Committee

Reports submitted to the Floodplain Risk Management Advisory Committee to be held on Tuesday 27 February 2024.

Floodplain Risk Management Advisory Committee AGENDA AND BUSINESS PAPER

Tuesday 27 February 2024

ORDER OF BUSINESS:

CLAUSE PRECIS PAGE

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY 2

APOLOGIES 2

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST 2

Reports from Staff

RP-1 2018-19-FM-0071 - North Wagga Flood Mitigation Options 3

QUESTIONS WITH NOTICE 224

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY

Wagga Wagga City Council acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land, the Wiradjuri people, and pays respect to Elders past, present and future and extends our respect to all First Nations Peoples in Wagga Wagga.

We recognise and respect their cultural heritage, beliefs and continuing connection with the land and rivers. We also recognise the resilience, strength and pride of the Wiradjuri and First Nations communities

APOLOGIES

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Report submitted to the Floodplain Risk Management Advisory Committee on Tuesday 27 February 2024

RP-1

Reports from Staff

RP-1 2018-19-FM-0071 - North Wagga Flood Mitigation Options

Author: Andrew Mason

Executive: Phil McMurray

Summary:

The project is nearing completion, and the consultant is presenting the draft final report for adoption.

Recommendation

That the Floodplain Risk Management Advisory Committee receive and note the draft report and recommends to the Council that it receive the report and places it on Public Exhibition.

Report

As per the scope and brief of this study the consultant CIE, Woolcott, WMAwater and NGH have completed the four key areas of analysis:

· Economic

· Environmental

· Social

· Cultural

and in discussion with the committee, the final draft report has been developed to reflect the findings of this analysis.

This final draft report is being presented to the committee for acceptance and the committee is required to recommend to Council that it receive the report and that it be placed on Public Exhibition

The timetable for the project has these proposed key dates moving forward:

· An Extra-Ordinary Meeting of FRMAC will be held on 27 February 2024 to consider the final Draft Report. The Committee will be asked to consider making a recommendation, likely “That Council receive the Draft Report place it on Public Exhibition”.

· The Recommendation from FRMAC will be considered by Council at its Meeting on 11 March 2024.

· Public Exhibition will run for five weeks, likely ending 19 April 2024.

· Feedback from the Public Exhibition will be considered by FRMAC, the consultants and Council. Following a Final Report will be prepared by the consultant.

· A detailed report, including the Final Report, will then be presented for consideration at the Council meeting on 13 May 2024. That report will seek Council to adopt the North Wagga Flood Mitigation Option.

Financial Implications

N/A

Policy and Legislation

N/A

Link to Strategic Plan

Safe and Healthy Community

Objective: Our community feel safe

Be responsive to emergencies

Risk Management Issues for Council

N/A

Internal / External Consultation

The Committee are advised that the consultants will attending this meeting remotely and presenting via zoom.

Attachments

1 ⇩.	Draft Final Report (CIE)
2 ⇩.	Community Consultation final anaylsis - Wollcott
3 ⇩.	Environmental Constraints Analysis (NGH)
4 ⇩.	Flood Impact Analysis - WMA