2016-08-09 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                             9 AUGUST 2016


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                       RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                             CURRENT PRIORITIES                              THE NEXT QUARTER
Waste & Environmental Health
Waste
New Waste Contract                         Drafting of contract documents                Providing tours of facilities for           Evaluation of tenders is expected to
                                             completed on schedule                           prospective tenderers.                          take approximately 2 months and be
                                           The Waste Management tender was               Answering questions from tenderers              completed early November.
                                             released to the public on Saturday              on contract specifications, levels of         Report to Council recommending a
                                             2nd July 2016. It is open for 8 weeks           service, etc.                                   successful tenderer to December
                                             until August 30.                                                                                round of meetings
                                                                                                                                           A number of major capital works
                                                                                                                                             projects at the Eumundi Rd facility to
                                                                                                                                             prepare the depot and site for the
                                                                                                                                             next waste contract will commence
                                                                                                                                             in the third quarter 2016.
Waste Reduction and Recycling Plan       The Waste Reduction and Recycling             Ensuring that the actions contained             Ensuring that Council’s WR&R Plan
                                             (WR&R) Plan 2016-24 was adopted                 in the WR&R Plan are rolled out and             is considered when reviewing
                                             by Council in June 2016.                        followed in the new contract and in             contract tenders.
                                                                                             the Towards Zero Waste education
                                                                                             and community engagement
                                                                                             activities.
Commissioning of Cell 2.2.                 The initial layer of waste to protect         Plan the methodology to start cutting         Commence cutting in and laying
                                             the liner has now been completed &              Cell 2.2. in to Cell 2.1. This will join        waste at the interface between cells
                                             the cell is now receiving all types of          the waste layers between the 2 cells.           2.2 and 2.1.
                                             waste (except for asbestos).
Laying of an intermediate cap on Cell      Negotiated a specification for                Obtain the capping specification,             Commence works on the
2.1.                                         intermediate capping that the                   review & approve. Nb It is important            intermediate capping.
                                             Contractor will lay at their expense            to get the capping completed ASAP
                                             prior to expiration of current contract.        due to emerging methane release
                                                                                             problems.
Concrete crushing                          Awarding the contract for concrete            Crushing over 10,000 cubic metres             Market the crushed concrete.
                                             crushing.                                       of waste concrete for sale.
Hasting St collection trial                Completion of a successful trial to           Manage several specific concerns            Continue with the 6am start time and
                                             collect bins along Hastings St at               held by several businesses around               also ensure that recycling is
                                             6am to reduce safety issues and                 noise.                                          optimized along Hastings Street in
                                             congestion.                                                                                     the new contract.
                                           The 6am start time has remained in
                                             place following the trial & received
                                             support from Hastings St Assoc.


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