2016-05-10 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                                               10 MAY 2016


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                          RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                         CURRENT PRIORITIES                             THE NEXT QUARTER
                                              Environmental Management Plan             Development of Council’s website
                                                completed for 136 Kildeys Rd,               for natural resource management
                                                Cootharaba
Draft Local Government Infrastructure         Extension     to    complete   LGIP       Review of Unitywater’s DMatt                 Determine future works required and
Plan                                            approved to 30 June 2018 by                 projections                                    costs
                                                Minister                                  Mapping of existing infrastructure           Progressive reports to be presented
                                              PIA mapping reviewed and updated            networks and costings                          to Council for each infrastructure
                                              Population       and    development       Reviewing desired standards of                 network
                                                projections received from Unitywater        service for all infrastructure networks
                                                (DMaTT) for review                          with Council officer asset managers
Develop    Noosa   River   Management         Noosa River Community Jury                Advice provided to state agencies on         Future workshops with Council to
Strategy                                        completed       with       jury             Jury’s recommendations                         address Jury recommendations
                                                recommendations  presented   to
                                                Council
Develop Koala Policy        and   Koala       Koala Policy adopted by Council           Koala Conservation Plan endorsed             Stage 2 of Koala Research Work
Management Plan                                 2015                                        by    Council    for   community               with USC and Noosa Biosphere
                                              Koala Survey work by USC with               engagement
                                                Maya completed
                                              Koala habitat and threat mapping by
                                                SEQ Catchments completed
Develop an auditing        program   for      Report presented to Council in Feb        Ongoing inspection of signage                Commencement of auditing program
advertising devices                             2016 on option to address the creep         complaints and advice on signage               for advertising signage subject to
                                                of excessive advertising signage            requirements                                   2016-17 budget approval
Undertake survey of all businesses in         Survey completed of Noosaville            Ongoing review of new businesses
Noosaville Industrial Estate                    Industrial estate                           established in Noosaville Industrial
                                              Register developed of all existing          estate
                                                businesses in industrial area             Feedback to strategic planning on
                                              Report presented to Council on              survey findings
                                                outcomes of survey
Develop plans for Weyba Creek Bank            Rehabilitation work of creek bank         Review of works following feedback
Stabilisation project                         Access stairs to waterway installed         from community
                                                                                          Installation of design amendments
                                                                                            where appropriate




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