2016-11-14 General Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                                        8 NOVEMBER 2016


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                        RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                             CURRENT PRIORITIES                           THE NEXT QUARTER
Environmental Health
Inspect Deemed Approvals & deleted                                                          Planning for ERA project                   Commence ERA project February
ERA’s for further action required by                                                                                                       2017
Environmental Heath.
Complete annual Inspection program of       Temporary EHO employed to assist              Continue to manage the annual              Continue to manage the inspection
licensed premises                             annual inspection program and                   inspection program and customer              and     requests      program. The
                                              reduce backlog of requests which are            requests. Registration renewal is            temporary EHO will help manage
                                              now back on track.                              nearly complete with 20 outstanding          workload pending the outcome of the
                                            Permanent EHO vacancy on hold                   registrations being followed up on.          service level review.
                                              pending outcome of the service level
                                              review due to be completed
                                              November 2016
Introduce and implement a risk based        A risk based proposal has been                Carry out staff training on the risk       Carry out the training
food business licensing and inspection        completed        including     a    risk        assessment principles.
system                                        prioritisation of the types of premises       Discussions with QUT to undertake
                                              in the Noosa area.                              training on this topic
Undertake After Hour Inspection of          Completed inspection of market food           Ensure all known food stalls have the      Schedule a reinspection of the stalls
Food stalls at markets                        stalls over the last 3 months                   necessary registrations in place

Conduct Recreational Water monitoring       Has been on hold though the winter            Commence monitoring program                Ensure monitoring program is in
program - Public Health Act                   off season                                                                                   place over the next few summer
                                                                                                                                           months
Business as Usual activities
                                            Proposed methodology for Draft                Complete Service Level Review draft        Commence       implementation of
                                              Public Health Management Plan                   report                                       outcomes of review
                                              (PHMP) completed                              Commence discussions around the            Commence development of PHMP
                                                                                              facilitation management structure
                                                                                              that will oversee development of the
                                                                                              PHMP

Pest Management
Conduct Aerial treatment program for        No treatments have been required              Next treatment scheduled early             Carry out     aerial     treatments   as
Vectors (of Disease)                          over the last 4 months due to the               November which is when the next              required
                                              winter period                                   spring tide is due
Reinstate Runnells      in   mosquito       No reinstatements of runnels                  Assess the effectiveness of runnels        Determine if runnel reinstatement is
breeding areas.                               deemed necessary over the recent                over the coming season                       required following the coming wet
                                              off season                                                                                   season.

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