23-230307-FINAL-Camden-Green-and-Blue-Grid-Vision-April-2023-Version-for-webpage - Flipbook - Page 45
Greener Places, Healthier Waterways Vision
Rationale
Actions
Outcomes
Timeframe
Securing funding and resources for local Green and Blue Grid projects
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Investigate opportunities to obtain
grant funding to deliver Green and
Blue Grid projects.
Grant funding can assist Council to deliver major Grant funding opportunities are
identified and an application made
Green and Blue Grid projects faster.
when appropriate.
Ongoing
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Consider place-based Green and
Blue Grid priority projects when
negotiating Planning Agreements.
The planning system can support the
implementation of Green and Blue Grid projects.
For example, planning controls to encourage tree
canopy cover, and identify land needed to deliver
Green and Blue Grid connections.
Embed Green and Blue Grid
principles within the planning
framework.
Medium-term
8
Develop a framework for attributing
an economic value to trees as assets,
which considers NSW DPE's Valuing
Green Infrastructure and Public Spaces
Framework, to support Planning
Agreement negotiations.
Quantifying the economic value of trees based on
their environmental, social and economic benefits
can support Planning Agreement negotiations.
This action will ascertain a dollar value for trees
as part of asset management plans.
A value framework is created for
trees as assets.
Short/medium-term
9
Review Development Contribution
Plans to deliver Green and Blue Grid
projects.
Development contributions can assist Council
to fund Green and Blue Grid outcomes.
Development Contribution Plans
are reviewed and updated, where
appropriate.
Short/medium-term
10
Advocate for the NSW Government
to increase tree canopy cover on
State owned-land within Camden
LGA.
Advocating for the NSW Government to plant
trees particularly along major road corridors and
other State-owned infrastructure will contribute
to enhancing the local Green and Blue Grid.
Tree canopy cover is improved on
NSW Government owned assets
within Camden LGA.
Ongoing
Monitoring Camden’s Green and Blue Grid transformation
11
Actively monitor the transformation
of the Green and Blue Grid using data
sources outlined in Table 5.
Knowledge gained from data analysis will
support decision-making associated with funding
allocation, project prioritisation and the strategic
direction for Green and Blue Grid aspirations.
Decision-making for Green and Blue
Grid strategic direction and project
delivery is based on accurate and
timely data.
Ongoing
12
Investigate establishing a Tree
Asset register within Council’s Asset
Management system that is integrated
with GIS and spatial mapping software.
Understanding the number and health of
trees in the public domain supports urban tree
canopy cover planning and decision-making.
Trees within the public domain are
recognised as assets within Council’s
asset management system.
Short-term
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