2014-08-19 Infrastructure and Services Committee Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                               19 AUGUST 2014


SECTION        RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                                  CURRENT PRIORITIES                             LOOKING AHEAD
Disaster       •   LDMG (Local Disaster Management Group)           • Planning for the next storm season is        • Fire management planning for the next
Management         and LDCC (Local Disaster Cordination               underway with a disaster exercise              fire season
                   Committee) activated March 28 and 29th             planned for October to provide training      • Development of a new Noosa Local
               •   Completion of the Bushfire threat specific         and skill enhancement for disaster             Disaster Management Plan for 2015.
                   arrangements for the Daintree Estate               volunteers and establish working
                   disaster plan                                      relations with all disaster response
               •   Hosted a community meeting to inform               partners
                   Daintree estate residents on flood mitigation    • Sending a representative to the
                   options and also to update the bushfire threat     Guardian conference with the aim to
                   plan for their community                           enhance their understanding of the
               •   A second LDMG meeting has taken place              system and establish peer contacts for
                   with attendees discussing a variety of             future reference
                   matters relevant to Disaster Management          • Review the Disaster Plan and amend as
               •   The Emergency Operations Team is working           necessary
                   well with a number of issues and requests        • Get Ready planning for community event
                   resolved                                           commenced
               •   The Council Chambers has been upgraded
                   and is now fitted out to operate as the
                   Disaster Centre should it be required




Public Order   •   Beach patrols are continuing to identify         • Review, update and deliver a new suite       • There are a number of T1 issues
                   offenders with officers issuing fines on most      of Local Laws that better reflect Noosa        affecting the productivity of the unit that
                   days                                               Council’s values and methodology               need to be resolved, including bulk
               •   Council has entered into a partnership with      • Continue to put the message on                 uploads and printing
                   the RSPCA to deliver Operation Wanted. A           Responsible Pet Ownership into the           • Local Law Officers are feeling the effect
                   pet de-sexing and micro-chip campaign              media spotlight                                of the demanding on-call roster. Working
               •   Officers have now delivered the PetPep           • Deliver a quality level of service to our      every third week on call places a lot of
                   program to over 250 students in four local         customers within acceptable timelines          pressure on officers and their families
                   schools with more to come later this year        • Complete the PD process and move to          • There are now 306 infringements waiting
               •   The State has increase the Penalty Unit            settle all staff into meaningful positions     to be lodged with SPER (State Penalties
                   amount from $110 to $113 from July 1, All        • Work with other sections to reduce             Enforcement Register).
                   fines required updating in our system to           double handling and issues that affect
                   include the new fine amount                        both business areas to achieve better
               •   Finalised the 2014/15 budget                       outcomes

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