2021-03-09 Planning & Environment Committee Meeting Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                          9 MARCH 2021


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                    RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                          CURRENT PRIORITIES                           THE NEXT QUARTER
                                        Delivery of monthly reporting to Qld        Identify resourcing for record              Continue to identify leadership and
                                         State/ Federal Government                    management of exiting and                    resources for building document
                                         agencies.                                    legislative register obligations             lodgement and relaxation
                                        Branch received new Scanner for                                                           obligations.
                                         existing hard copy file transfer to
                                         electronic adaptation to fully
                                         electronic service.
Plumbing and Building Audit,            This quarter Council had no request         Maintain obligations to investigate         Stage two, of the Backflow
Educational Programmes                   to investigate swimming pool                 emersions as requested.                      prevention device audit programme
and Swimming Pool Immersions             emersions (requirement to prepare           Organise a local industry swimming           is now 100% completed.
                                         reports for QLD Health were                  pool committee, in promote industry         Continue to investigate and report
                                         undertaken.                                  expectations and legislative                 findings from swimming pool, Spa
                                        Continue to investigate swimming             requirements.                                and Pond Emersions as directed
                                         pool complaints (RMs)                                                                     from Queensland Health.
                                                                                                                                  Implement local industry swimming
                                                                                                                                   pool working group programme in
                                                                                                                                   promoting consistency in delivery of
                                                                                                                                   legislative obligations and local
                                                                                                                                   compliance support networks.
                                                                                                                                  Prepare service agent meeting next
                                                                                                                                   quarter (underway March 2021)
Compliance Approvals – Council and      Continue to undertake desk top              Continue to seek billing reductions in      Complete report of outstanding
Community.                               study and file management of                 Council water meter project, this            Council building files and prepare a
                                         Internal Council Building files (stage       project identifies water meters to be        report of outcomes and actions
                                         one completed, next stage                    removed due to the low usage                 undertaken.
                                         underway).                                   and/or no registered usage. Saving          Undertake compliance inspections
                                        Completed this quarter:                      Council ongoing service charges              for waste water treatment facilities
                                          1. Issued Permits for demolition            from Unitywater.                             within non-sewered areas within the
                                               ChildCare Moorindal Street           Plumbing approval Permits for                shire.
                                               Woodworkers Cooroy                    Boreen Point Caravan Park                   Report outcomes of ongoing water
                                               Navy Cadets, Tewantin                Demolition works and permits:                meter billing savings to Finance
                                               dilapidated housing Teewah            Navy Cadets                                  Branch
                                                  Beach – Mackerel Street                                                         Continue to undertake building and
                                          2. Issued Plumbing Approvals for                                                         plumbing approval permits for
                                              Sea Cadets , Noosaville                                                              internal departments.
                                                                                                                                  Ensure all non-revenue work
                                                                                                                                   undertaken is recorded and reflected
                                                                                                                                   within budget process.

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