2019-05-07 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                                           7 MAY 2019


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                            CURRENT PRIORITIES                            THE NEXT QUARTER
Staffing                            Trial of 2 up staffing improving safety      Reviewing roles and responsibilities        Onboarding     of       Appeals     &
                                      and confidence of staff                        in preparation for recruitment to new         Prosecutions Officer
                                    Review undertaken of appeals and               Local Laws roles
                                      prosecutions model
                                    Recruitment      complete      to   re-
                                      designed Appeals & Prosecutions
                                      Officer

WASTE      &     ENVIRONMENTAL
HEALTH
Waste Management Contract           Commenced filling stages 3 and 4 of          Review methane collection system            Complete the ATC concept design
                                      Cell 2.2.                                      and methodology for improved gas              for new cell 2.3 in preparation for
                                                                                     capture through changes to landfill           detailed design.
                                                                                     capping.                                    Closure of North Shore Transfer
                                                                                                                                   Station and expansion of waste
                                                                                                                                   collection services to that area.
Waste Levy                          Attended State Government training           Submit landfill application for State       Roll-out          Waste           Levy
                                      program on levy ready requirements.            Government approval of resource               Communications Plan
                                    Commenced        negotiations  with            recovery areas and           separate       Inform landfill customers of levy
                                      Newcastle Weighing to amend our                disposal areas.                               implications in the absence of State
                                      software for the Levy                        Conduct volumetric surveys of                 Government action.
                                                                                     landfill and waste stockpiles for           Prepare the Wasteman database for
                                                                                     State Government.                             approval      by    Department      of
                                                                                                                                   Environmental Services
Container Refund Scheme             Scheme is operating in Noosa but             Provide local member of parliament          Enter into an agreement with Visy
                                      with limited access to disposal                with council's position on use of land        recycling for sharing the CRS
                                      locations and refund centres.                  for refund centres and collection             revenue after 30 June 2019, for
                                    Initial payment for November and               points.                                       future years.
                                      December MRF recycling has been
                                      identified and offered to council.
MOU with Unity Water                MOU Partners engaged Ramboll to              Continue attending meetings with            Finalise the outcomes of the
                                      undertake feasibility study.                   MOU partners to discuss alternative           investigations to date and report to
                                    Progressed the review by attending             waste management solutions with               council on next steps.
                                      several     meetings     with     MOU          the consultant.
                                      partners.
Health Inspection Program           Licensed      premises       inspection      Action taken to suspend the licence         Preparing for the licensing of public
                                      program on track                               of 1 food premise until improvement           pools and inspection of industrial
                                                                                     notice requirements fulfilled.                premises

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