Raby Bay Ratepayers Association's next forum will be a meeting of the minds with invited guest speakers Mayor Karen Williams, Redlands 2030 director Steve MacDonald and the association's chairman Zrinka Johnston.
Topics to be addressed include development in Redlands and the revamping of the Cleveland ferry terminal Toondah Harbour.
Association chairman Zrinka Johnston said new models of planning and investment were needed for the large-scale Toondah Harbour project.
"It’s not in the Town Plan and involves large public infrastructure," she told Redland City Bulletin.
"We’ve been promised a deeper harbour, modernised ferry terminal facilities, a fourfold increase of public open space, boardwalks, foreshore amenities as well as compliance with all environmental protections.
"But the costs and benefits need clarification. It is clear that Toondah Harbour urgently needs upgrading but it is also clear we need a more rigorous assessment of the pros and cons."
Ms Johnston said many residents had asked whether the $1.4billion harbour project would be a formal or informal Public Private Partnership.
The priority area is 67ha and includes 17.5 ha of land and 49.5ha of water, which is crown-owned.
Ownership of the land is a mix of crown, Stradbroke Ferries, and council land and a small portion of private land.
Other topics to be raised include information about the start of revetment wall stabilisation testing along Masthead Drive, Sternlight Court, and at the Foreshore Park, Raby Bay Boulevard.
Patrolling speeding boats in Raby Bay canals will also be broached after residents were told to photograph offending boats.
Water police have also been issued with radar guns calibrated in knots and several officers have been trained in their use.
The meeting will be at the VMR Base, William Street, Cleveland on Monday, October 5 from 7.30pm to 9.30pm.