2018-07-06 SM - Attachment 1 to Item 5 - Level of Service Catalogue

                                    actions including ongoing activities as
                                    well as special projects.

                                    Environment Levy Policy                       Review annually as part of budget
                                                                                  process or as required.

                                    Report on progress with implementation        Quarterly – included in departmental
                                    of strategy and associated action plans       updates.

Reactive work                       Review and develop Council response           As required.
                                    to legislative and policy changes by          No defined level of service – subject
                                    other levels of government.                   to other levels of government
                                                                                  timelines.

                                    Advisory service – review of                  As required.
                                    environment-related technical reports for
                                    other areas of Council.

                                    General enquiries                             No defined level of service.
                                                                                  Response provided within 5 business
                                                                                  days.

                                    Advice on environment policy provisions       As required
                                    for planning scheme

                                    (e.g. Biodiversity Overlay, Biodiversity
                                    Assessment Report, Koala Habitat
                                    Mapping, Offsets Policy)

Environmentally significant land acquisition and protection program
[Activities include prioritisation, assessment and evaluation of prospective environmentally significant land
acquisitions, evaluation of applications by private landholders to enter into Voluntary Conservation Agreements.

Cyclic activities                   Environment Levy Working Group                Monthly
                                    Meetings

Reactive work                       Assessment and evaluation of                  No defined level of service –
                                    environmental land values for property        assessments undertaken as required.
                                    identified for acquisition and reporting to
                                    Council.

                                    Co-ordination and management of post          As required – varies on a site by site
                                    land acquisition activities prior to          basis and site specific project plans.
                                    handover to Bushland Reserve
                                    maintenance including Nature Refuge
                                    processing

                                    Agreements for protected status over          No defined level of service.
                                    Council land holdings (e.g. Nature            Timelines subject to State agency &
                                    Conservation Act – Nature Refuge).            legislative requirements.

                                    Note: Minimum 12-18 months to
                                    complete process for a Nature Refuge
                                    declaration and many years for higher
                                    order protected tenure.

                                    Evaluation of applications for Voluntary      Monthly
                                    Conservation Agreements (through
                                    Environment Levy Working Group)

                                    Evaluation of applications for Land for       No defined level of service –
                                    Wildlife program.                             assessments undertaken as required.



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