2016-02-02 Infrastructure & Services Committee Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                             2 FEBRUARY 2016


SECTION                RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                              CURRENT PRIORITIES                            LOOKING AHEAD
Environmental Health    Continued      public    health    water       Preparing the 2016/17 draft budget          Service review for the Environmental
                          monitoring program for recreational            Completing licensed premise inspection        Health area
                          waters – Noosa River and Beaches.                program                                     Including EHOs in the mobility project
                        Completed interviews and appointed             Review of deemed approvals under the
                          new Coordinator Environmental Health             EPA
                        Obtained Council resolution to waive           Refinement of the SPER on the spot
                          fees and charges for “Not for Profit”            penalty notices
                          organisations selling food                     Finalise Asbestos Policy
                        Supported “Asbestos Awareness Month
                          November” drawing public attention to
                          risks associated with asbestos
Pest Management         Completed the second Quarter Pest              Preparing the 2016/17 draft budget          Fox control in Girraween area north
                          Survey program approved by Council             Implementing outcomes of WH&S                 shore and Teewah – fumigation and
                          ending 31 December 2015                          inspections at Pomona Depot                   trapping
                        Public advertising of the second Pest          Engagement of contractor(s) to assist in    Improvements to the Pest Control area
                          Survey program October – December                pest control given the extended leave on      at Pomona Depot to comply with WH&S
                          2015                                             work cover of one Pest Control Officer        legislation
                        Finalised contract with Main Roads for           due to a serious car accident               Investigating the use of sniffer dogs
                          roadside spraying                              Baiting and trapping program for wild         (with SCC) to locate fox dens for
                        Reviewed WH&S issues relating to                 dogs and foxes within the region.             fumigation
                          Firearms,    Poison     and     Chemical       Managing fireweed on the Eumundi Rd
                          Management at Pomona Depot.                      landfill
                                                                         Complete stage 3 of the Pest Survey
                                                                         Implementing the Main Roads roadside
                                                                           spraying contract
                                                                         Control of Pigs causing damage
                                                                           on Noosa Airstrip North Shore
Cemeteries                Attended to:                                 Preparation of 2016/17 draft budget           Transferring burial records from paper
                            o 17 burials                                 Review the current procedure for                based system to electronic system
                            o 14 ashes                                      applying for a headstone                     Reviewing the offer of a free niche wall
                            o 72 Customer Requests                                                                         by Gregson and Weight including costs
                            o Created 11 Plaques                                                                           to Council for installation and location in
                          Finalised the acquisition of a water tank                                                      Tewantin Cemetery
                            at Pomona cemetery for use by the                                                            Review the WH&S requirements for
                            public (watering plants and flowers,                                                           safely undertaking burials
                            cleaning plaques) – no reticulated
                            supply available

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