2016-11-14 General Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                                     8 NOVEMBER 2016


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                          RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                          CURRENT PRIORITIES                          THE NEXT QUARTER

Develop an auditing        program   for      Develop register for all signage in        Ongoing inspection of signage             Continue auditing programme for
advertising devices                             Tech One and an app for completing           complaints and advice on signage            advertising devices
                                                signage audit in conjunction with ICT        requirements
                                                Branch.                                    Identify proposed approach to
                                                                                             signage audit and commence audit of
                                                                                             signage in conjunction with outdoor
                                                                                             dining permit review

Audit of Public and Private Stormwater        Completed Audit of all Public              Information to all owners of              Continue review of privately owned
Detention Basins                                Stormwater Detention Basins and              Stormwater       Detention   Basin          stormwater basins and advice to land
                                                incorporate programme for upgrades           maintenance requirements and offer          owners.
                                                of Basins in 2016-17 Budget                  of assistance to owners
                                                                                           Review      of    privately owned
                                                                                             stormwater detention basins in
                                                                                             conjunction with landowners

Develop Bushland Reserve Management           Community     engagement   and             Undertake handover of Management          Provide advice to Natural Areas on
Plans                                           adoption of Management Plan for              Plan with Natural Areas                     Management Plan actions as
                                                Noosa Parklands                                                                          required.

Preparation for Planning Act                  Service Review of Implications of          Draft Implementation Plan for new         Review of delegations and fees and
                                                new Planning legislation                     Planning Legislation                        charges for new Planning Legislation
                                                                                                                                       Review of current templates for use
                                                                                                                                         with new Planning Legislation

Business as Usual activities                  Appeals re Service station adjacent        Review of Environment Levy fund         Information evening with vegetation
                                                Lutheran school and Mixed Use                and future opportunities                  management workers to advise on
                                                development at Cooroy withdrawn            Establish a pest management group         new planning scheme requirements
                                              Submission to Fisheries Review               to review actions and plan progress     Establish working groups for tree
                                              Contributed to review of Aboriginal        Develop a mapping register of all         management       and    stormwater
                                                Cultural Heritage Duty of Care               environmental vegetation offsets          management in council
                                                Guidelines                                 Preparation of application for Noosa
                                              Contributed to development of                River oyster restoration project
                                                Healthy Waterways Reporting
                                              Attended forums of 2016 Bushfire &
                                                Coastal Hazard Adaptation Strategy



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