2020-11-10 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                               10 NOVEMBER 2020


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                    RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                         CURRENT PRIORITIES                           THE NEXT QUARTER
Compliance Approvals – Council and      Continue to undertake desk top study      Implement legislative application          Complete report of outstanding
Community.                                and file management of Internal             notices for Toilet amenities block           Council building files and prepare a
                                          Council Building files (stage one           Pomona Showgrounds                           report of outcomes and actions
                                          completed, next stage underway).          Prepare backflow audits of risk              undertaken.
                                        Continue to introduce negotiated            assessment for Council infrastructure      Undertake compliance inspections
                                          outcomes for the removal of water           – river precents.                            for waste water treatment facilities
                                          meters with Unitywater from Council       Drinking    fountains    (streetscape        within non-sewered areas within the
                                          billing system.                             Unitywater and Council project) shire        shire.
                                                                                      wide.                                      Report outcomes of ongoing water
                                                                                    Council water meter project, this            meter billing savings to Directors of
                                                                                      project identifies water meters to be        Corporate Services and Environment
                                                                                      removed due to the low usage and/or          and Sustainable Development
                                                                                      no registered usage. Saving Council
                                                                                      ongoing service charges from
                                                                                      Unitywater.
Electronic Plumbing Application         Worked with ICT Branch for the            Continue to work with Council’s ICT        Continue to work with ICT team to
Project                                   implementation      of     Council’s        team for the expansion of this pilot         identify strategies for the seamless
                                          electronic Plumbing and Building            programme to encompass all Council           delivery of this programme to all
                                          application approval programme for          building and plumbing customers.             customers.
                                          customers. Promote the extension of       Further develop strategies for the         Promote       electronic   application
                                          this programme to all customers             delivery of this programme to all            service at next proposed consultants
                                                                                      customers.                                   and contractors meeting - completed




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