2015-04-28 Infrastructure & Services Committee Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                     28 APRIL 2015


SECTION          RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                           CURRENT PRIORITIES                           LOOKING AHEAD

Cemeteries        Conducted 19 burials, 18 ashes              Computerisation of historical     paper
                     interments, provided 26 plaques, made        based cemetery records.
                     20 reservations and completed 78
                     customer service requests.
                   Maintained the grounds, headstones
                     and other structures at the three
                     cemeteries.
                   Constructed niche wall at Pomona
                     cemetery.
                   Obtained new concrete beam for burials
                     at Tewantin.
                   Completed customer service scripting
                     for cemetery service enquiries.
                  Improved T1 recording system with new
                     reservation and interment applications.

Public Order      Community      consultation   on     the    Final Council approval to adopt the new  Implementing a new section structure
                    proposed new suite of Local Laws &            suite of Local and Subordinate Local        including a change of name to the Local
                    Subordinate Local Laws has been               Laws is expected at the May Ordinary        Laws section.
                    completed. Feedback included 684              Meeting with the new Local Laws to take  Reduce the number of unregistered
                    submissions, 2 petitions signed by over       effect from 1 July 2015.                     dogs in our pound.
                    3,500 people. Most of the feedback was      Complete the house to house dog  Roll out new dog off leash and dog on
                    around the dogs off leash areas.              inspection program, by visiting all          leash areas across the shire, including
                  The house to house dog inspection             residential properties in the shire by 30    new signs and an education program
                    program is well underway with the area        June.                                        aimed at improving dog owners
                    from Peregian Beach to Tewantin now         Achieve final sign off on Local Laws         knowledge on the rules around dogs in
                    completed. So far the program has              operational review and commence to          those exercise areas.
                    seen 905 notices issued with 1,145 new         implement the matters identified in the  Implement new mobile technology into
                    dogs registered.                               review                                     the section to achieve operational
                  The local law operations service review     Continue random patrols to keep dog         efficiencies identified in the operational
                    is almost complete. The review has            owners from going into restricted areas.    review.
                    identified a new structure to be            Continue patrols each day to identify any
                    introduced after the current manager           illegal campers and move offenders on.
                    retires.                                    Arrange the smooth transition of the
                  Proactive patrols for dogs on beaches         Disaster Management responsibility to
                    are continuing with officers educating        the Infrastructure Services Department.
                    offenders.

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