2020-05-12 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                          12 MAY 2020


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                     RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                         CURRENT PRIORITIES                            THE NEXT QUARTER
                                           to waste legislation intending to                                                       Review the draft 2020/21 waste
                                           remove protection of existing waste                                                       budget and financial impacts of
                                           collection contracts.                                                                     COVID–19.
Waste Levy                               Waste Levy fees being paid to State       Payment of waste levy revenue on            Review waste budget and waste
                                           Government in accordance with               time in accordance with legislation to        levy charges for the 2020/21 budget
                                           monthly invoices received.                  avoid interest penalty payments.              which would normally increase by $5
                                                                                     Progress introduction of Garden               per tonne to $80 per tonne from 1
                                                                                       Waste Service to commercial                   July 2020.
                                                                                       premises and expand offering of 1.1
                                                                                       Cubic Metre Garden Waste bins to
                                                                                       reduce the impact and costs of the
                                                                                       waste levy on commercial business.
Container Refund Scheme (CRS)            State Government extended the             Maintain communications with VISY           Review the budget impacts of the
                                           Container Refund Sharing                    Recycling and the viability of                CRS revenue sharing agreement as
                                           Agreement - the 50/50 sharing of            continued processing of recyclable            the volume of recyclable material
                                           CRS revenue will continue unless            material in the current COVID–19              collected in the kerbside collection
                                           parties decide to have a separate           crisis and prepare for any significant        service. There is a trend in reduction
                                           agreement outside the legislated            impacts on Councils kerbside                  in volume of recyclable sent to VISY
                                           conditions.                                 recycling collection service                  which reduces the revenue paid to
                                                                                                                                     Council.
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)        Decision made by members to defer         Review the MOU proposal and the             Work with MOU partners and the
with Unity Water regarding Advanced        progress on the options for                 draft report by consultant Ramboll, in        consultant Ramboll on a financial
Waste Treatment                            advanced waste treatment following          line with newly elected Councils.             analysis of the most appropriate
                                           withdrawal by one of the MOU              Negotiate with MOU partners on                technologies and costs for
                                           participating Councils & the                what waste processing technology to           consideration by members of the
                                           imminent Local Government                   focus on in the next stage of the             MOU.
                                           elections.                                  study.
Waste Feasibility Study Wide Bay         Final report received by consultants      Review report recommendations               Present report to Council and obtain
Burnett Regional Organisation of           on a waste feasibility study and                                                          a position on Noosa’s ongoing
Councils (WBBROC)                          proposed advanced waste treatment                                                         involvement in the WBBROC
                                           for WBBROC Councils and Noosa, if                                                         advanced waste treatment
                                           it wished to participate.                                                                 proposals.
Health Inspection Program                Licensed premises inspection              Review the fees and charges for             Implement the licensing of public
                                           program has been impacted by                public swimming pool approvals and            pools
                                           COVID – 19. The program was on              report to Council any recommended           Reinspection of industrial premises
                                           track in January and February               changes.                                      likely to pollute waterways that were


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