2016-02-02 Infrastructure & Services Committee Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                             2 FEBRUARY 2016


COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT
SECTION            RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                               CURRENT PRIORITIES                                LOOKING AHEAD
Waste Management      Completed the Annual Bulk Rubbish               Preparing the 2016/17 Budget.                   Calling the tender for the next Waste
                        collection 17 October with strong               Interviewing large waste contracting              Management Contract approx. June
                        community support for the initial                 companies as a preliminary step to                2016
                        mattress collection service                       developing the Waste Management                 Reviewing the Asset Management Plan
                      Reported to Council on results and                Contract                                          for Waste Management
                        issues associated with annual bulk              Developing the tender for the next              Development of a bin register in T1
                        rubbish collection service                        Waste Management Contract                         system to record services and collection
                      Reported to Council on Community Jury           Finalising the REMP for the landfill in           days in preparation for the next waste
                        recommendations and Council decided               consultation with DEHP                            contract
                        on a mandated garden waste service to           Completion of 14/15 CAPEX project               Preparing    a    Litter  Management
                        urban areas                                       carryover for water monitoring at landfill        Strategy
                      Advertising the availability of mulch at          - dependant on DEHP finalising the
                        landfill in media was highly successful in        REMP
                        moving large surplus of stockpiled              Advertise the availability of crushed
                        material                                          concrete in the media to assist in
                      Developed         a    draft   Receiving          moving the large stockpile of crushed
                        Environmental Monitoring Program                  material
                        (REMP) for the Eumundi Landfill. Noosa          Developing the next phase of the waste
                        is the first local government in                  education and information program
                        Queensland to use this approach for             Preparing for the disposal of waste into
                        complying         with    the     Landfill        new cell 2.2 at the landfill approx. March
                        Environmental Approval issued by                  2016
                        Dept. of EHP                                    Developing a Waste and Recycling
                      Attendance at the Noosa Show                      Management Plan as required under
                        highlighting         Community       Jury         the Waste Reduction and Recycling Act
                        Recommendations on Organic Waste,               Further report on annual kerbside bulk
                        pest and mosquito management.                     rubbish service and options for
                      Extended        the    Current     Waste          improvement
                        Management Contract (All Separable              Reviewing Hastings Street Waste
                        Portions A,B and C) to 31 August 2017             Collection service and potential
                      Completed audit of garden waste, food             solutions for inclusion in the next
                        waste and recycling bin contents and              contract
                        reported to Council




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