2020-02-11 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                                    11 FEBRUARY 2020


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                     RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                          CURRENT PRIORITIES                             THE NEXT QUARTER

Plumbing    and    Building  Audit,      Mail out to businesses within stage        Mail out and agreed site visits with         Stage two, of the Backflow
Educational Programmes                     two of Council’s Backflow prevention         business owners for the consultation           prevention device audit programme
and Swimming Pool Immersions               Device Audit Programme.                      for Council audits of properties within        is around 40% completed, next
                                         Continue to investigate swimming             Project Avenue and surrounding area            quarters     expectation    is  60%
                                           pool immersions as requested by              (stage two – Backflow prevention               complete.
                                           Queensland Health.                           device audit programme)                      Council has developed swimming
                                         Completed        swimming       pool                                                        pool brochures and signage for
                                           educational brochures and signage                                                           commercial and domestic swimming
                                           for customers                                                                               pool and spa owners. Swimming pool
                                                                                                                                       and spa educational material shall be
                                                                                                                                       available from next quarter.
Compliance Approvals –Council and        Continue to undertake desk top study       Proposed staged approvals for                Complete report of outstanding
Community.                                 and file management of Internal              Building and Plumbing works                    Council building files (stage one) and
                                           Council Building files (stage one            Pomona School of Arts Hall                     prepare a report of outcomes and
                                           completed, stage underway)                 Preparing Plumbing approval for                actions undertaken for Director of
                                         Completed this quarter:                      Bicentennial Hall                              Environment       and      Sustainable
                                                                                                                                       Development.
                                           1. Building Certification for The “J”
                                           2. Building Certification additions
                                              Leisure Centre
Electronic   Plumbing   Application      Worked with ICT to develop an              Work with Council’s ICT team for the         Continue to work with ICT team to
Project                                    electronic Plumbing and Building             expansion of this pilot programme to           identify strategies for the seamless
                                           application approval programme for           encompass all Council building and             delivery of this programme to all
                                           customers. Delivered this pilot              plumbing customers.                            customers.
                                           programme to six consultants and           Further develop strategies for the
                                           building certifiers.                         delivery of this programme to all
                                                                                        customers.




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