2019-05-07 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                                                    7 MAY 2019


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                        RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                            CURRENT PRIORITIES                            THE NEXT QUARTER
Plumbing and Building Audit,                Audit Programme stage one of four            Mail out stage two commercial               Undertake a desk top analysis with
Educational Programmes                        stages (Backflow Prevention Device)            properties subject to Backflow                identified results of audits (estimated
and Swimming Pool Immersions                  Stage one completed and stage two              Prevention Device audit programme             programme timeframe = 9 months)
                                              to commence in March 2019.                   Current investigations into reported          This programme is 100% complete
                                            Swimming       Pool      educational           Queensland Health pool immersion              to date. Results are as follows;
                                              programme – Council developed                  (possible fatalities)                         1. 100 devices added to register.
                                              educational brochures mailed out to            o 86 Noosa Pde, Noosa Heads                   2. 66 commercial properties are
                                              4,000 pool owners within the Shire.            o 6 Cooloosa Street, Sunshine                     protected          from       cross
                                            Continue to investigate swimming                    Beach                                        connections
                                              pool immersions as requested by                o 29 Viewland Drive, Noosa                  Identify appropriate swimming pool
                                              Queensland Health.                                  Heads                                    safety signage for customers
Compliance Approvals –Council and           Continuing audit of outstanding              Continue to undertake desk top              Continue to work with internal
Community.                                    Building files. 50% of internal                study and inspect outstanding                 Council, community groups and
                                              identified building files completed to         Internal and external building files          external customers in completing
                                              date and 3% of external identified           Plumbing projects;                            outstanding building and plumbing
                                              building files completed to date               1. North Shore Wilderness Camp,               approvals.
                                            Undertake plumbing design and                       Design and Plumbing approval
                                              approval of internal Council projects               for      Alternative     solution
                                                                                                  (plumbing and waste water)
                                                                                             2. Noosa Tip – Building and
                                                                                                  Plumbing approvals
                                                                                             3. Building & Plumbing approval
                                                                                                  for demolition of Jet ski shed
                                                                                                  Hastings Street
                                                                                             4. Soccer club Girraween Sports
                                                                                                  complex – Roof to Grandstand
                                                                                             5. Demo shade house Botanical
                                                                                                  Gardens
                                                                                             6. Pony Club Tewantin Amenities
                                                                                                  approval
                                                                                             7. Cooran Crusher Park- seating
                                                                                                  roof structure
State Government Form 4A Process            Meet with all Public entities including      Meet with Unitywater to discuss             Continue to undertake Shire wide
Implementation Audit Programme.               Noosa Council and Q Build                      procedure options for form four               audits
(included in programme: Federal, State        Queensland      representatives      to        submissions to Council                      Continue to meet with Unitywater, Q
and Local Government Agencies)                discuss processes for audits                                                                 Build     and     Main        Roads
                                                                                                                                           representatives to discuss the
                                                                                                                                           ongoing    development     of   this
                                                                                                                                           programme.


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