2014-02-25 Infrastructure & Services Committee Meeting Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                           25 FEBRUARY 2014


BACKGROUND INFORMATION

As a result of de-amalgamation there is a need to review all existing waste
management/minimisation strategies, policies and implementation plans that were inherited from
the Sunshine Coast Regional Council (SCC) and to consider their relevance and appropriateness
to Noosa.
Additionally, there are a number of legacy issues which Council will have to understand and plan
to manage which are associated with the Eumundi Rd landfill and transfer stations.
Finally, there is a need to review all existing contracts and arrangements associated with the
waste management service and ensure that these can be ultimately realigned with any new
strategy.
In order to achieve this outcome a two-stage approach to this review is planned as follows:
1.       Initial research, planning and recommendations to guide the development of a new Waste
         Management Strategy for Noosa (Feb – May 2014)
2.       The development and adoption of a Waste Management Strategy (June – Dec 2014)
Proposals have been sought from consultant(s) with suitable knowledge and experience in the
waste management sector and Lloyd Consulting have been engaged to undertake Phase 1; the
initial assessment of issues in order to provide guidance and to support a more focused
approach to the development of a new Waste Management Strategy for Noosa.


PREVIOUS COUNCIL CONSIDERATION

Nil.

REPORT

Phase 1 will provide two key deliverables for Council, namely:

      A set of recommendations on which priority areas can be targeted for further review and
       detailed assessment in order to guide the development of a new Waste Management
       Strategy for Council; and
      A Waste Strategy Review Project Plan outlining the actions, timing, resource and indicative
       cost of preparing a new Waste Management Strategy for Council by 31 December 2014.

The consultants have been tasked with undertaking an initial broad scope of works including
documentation review, internal consultation, looking at existing and best practices, identifying
opportunities for further review and looking at existing contract arrangements with suppliers.

The project is to be broken down into a number of tasks as follows:

Task                                      Description                         Timing

1 Background information review           Site visits; review of documents; 3 weeks
                                          assessment of good practice; Finish 7 March
                                          assessment         of    technical
                                          information; review of education
                                          programs; review of contract
                                          arrangements




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