2018-05-08 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

BRANCH ACTIVITIES   RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                              CURRENT PRIORITIES                         THE NEXT QUARTER
                       Council staff engagement with
                         gallery continues to improve through
                         council morning teas
                       Event held for local stakeholders to
                         meet with new Gallery Director
LOCAL LAWS
Illegal Camping        In the past quarter the nature of              Continue to patrol and monitor this      Monitor & review
                         illegal camping has changed with                 behavior taking action where
                         Officers having to deal with an                  appropriate.
                         increasing number of homeless
                         people setting up camp in high
                         profile areas along the foreshores of
                         the river (Noosa Heads Lions Park
                         and Gympie Terrace).
                       Officers have engaged Community
                         Development Staff and external
                         agencies including QPS to assist in
                         dealing with the issue.
Beach Patrols          Random patrol times have increased             Maintain focus and patrols               Monitor
                         this quarter with Officers report
                         many       compliments      from      the
                         community on the increased Council
                         presence.
Unregistered Dogs      Action taken against unregistered              Maintain focus                             Monitor
                         dog owners has been a hot topic.
                         After initial information from external
                         providers that emailed renewals had
                         been sent without problem, upon
                         complaint,         further       internal
                         investigation identified a problem in
                         the email delivery and as such a
                         small number of individuals have
                         had their infringements cancelled.
                         Other issues requiring cancellation
                         were deceased dogs and residents
                         moving.         Generally      speaking
                         approximately        65%      of      the
                         infringements were unaffected.




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