2016-05-10 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                                                  10 MAY 2016


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                           RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                         CURRENT PRIORITIES                          THE NEXT QUARTER
Upgrade of bus stops including shelters        Five contracts awarded                    Consulting with TransLink regarding       Finalise  the   2016/17            PTIG
to meet disability access standards.           Manufacture of coastal & rural bus          the 2016/17 Passenger Transport             programme
                                                 shelters completed (20)                     Infrastructure Programme (PTIG)           Commence planning
                                               Installation of 9 bus shelters              with TransLink.
                                                 completed
                                               25 of 37 bus stop upgrades
                                                 completed
Refurbishment of Munna Point Bridge            Completion of the project         is      Completion of bridge deck work            Ongoing monitoring         of    cathodic
                                                 scheduled for May 2016                                                                  protection system.
Public Transport – electric bus trial          Request for tenders to enter a fixed      Tenders closed on 5 April with 2          Provide a report to Council
                                                 term lease arrangement for the              submissions received.                       recommending preferred tenderer.
                                                 provision    of   electric    buses       Completion of tender evaluation.          Appoint preferred tenderer.
                                                 advertised.
Construction of Dr Pages Road and              Kinmond Creek Road sealed                 Bitumen sealing of Dr Pages Road          Monitoring of       12   month     defect
Kinmond Creek Road                             Project completion May 2016                                                             liability period.
Business as Usual activities                   Commencement of Gympie Terrace            Completion       of     the asset         Implementation of recommendations
                                                 and William Street revetment wall           management capability assessment            from     the   asset   management
                                                 project                                     roadmap workshops                           capability assessment.
                                               Development of a GIS automated            Development of the pavement               Further advancements of asset
                                                 load process of as constructed data         management system to progress a             condition assessments.
                                                 from developers directly into the           cyclic road reseal program.               Development of detailed asset
                                                 GIS.                                                                                    management plans for specific asset
                                               Further development of Asset                                                            classes.
                                                 system to improve inspection and
                                                 condition data.
Planning & Environment
Management of Flying Fox Issues                Completed Management Options              Boundary vegetation works for             Report      findings of   further
                                                 Report for Wallace Park, including          adjoining residents                         investigation of use of sprinkler
                                                 community consultation                    Investigation of sprinkler system to        system
                                               Erected educational signage around          improve buffers for residents
                                                 Wallace Park
Delivery of Voluntary        Conservation      Legal review completed of VCA             Property visits to remaining       7      Ongoing property visits
Agreement program                                covenant and written agreement              landholders
                                               Completed property visits for 12 of       Field day with VCA landholders
                                                 the 19 VCA landholders



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