2016-11-14 General Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                                      8 NOVEMBER 2016


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                        RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                            CURRENT PRIORITIES                           THE NEXT QUARTER
Conduct Quarterly Pest Plant Surveys        Pest plant survey program has been           Commence      the    weed     survey       Complete the initial weed survey
and Roadside Spraying                         approved by council for the next 3             program                                      program
                                              years to coincide with the term of the
                                              current council.
                                            The Biosecurity Act commenced from
                                              July and allows for councils to resolve
                                              to put in place a weed survey
                                              program for periods greater than 12
                                              months
Deliver Pest Animal Control Program         Completed a 1080 baiting program             Schedule contract trapping in other        Continue trapping work
                                              and contractor carried out wild dog            areas.
                                              trapping in the Federal area. This was
                                              over a 3 week period and resulted in
                                              the capture of 10 wild dogs and 3
                                              foxes
                                            Contractor carrying out fox den
                                              fumigation work using dogs to identify
                                              dens that are in use.

Cemeteries
Conduct burials at 3 cemeteries and         Cemetery maintenance program on              Maintain on going       burial   and       Construct the new ashes wall at
maintain cemeteries in good condition         going.                                         maintenance program                          Tewantin
and finalise Cemeteries Business                                                                                                        The     road    boundary       fence
Continuity Plan.                                                                                                                          replacement    at   the     Pomona
                                                                                                                                          Cemetery is in poor condition.
                                                                                                                                          Replacement will be scheduled for
                                                                                                                                          17/18.
Transfer all cemetery paper records to      Work not commenced, however in               Transfer files to suitable fire proof      Commence file transfer to electronic
T1                                            the interim a fire proof cabinet for           cabinet
                                              paper file storage will be used
                                              pending transfer to electronic




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