2018-03-06 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   6 MARCH 2018




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SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                     6 MARCH 2018

           COUNCIL POLICY - <INSERT POLICY TITLE>

           The purpose of this policy is to set out an approach for dealing with existing arrangements and new
           requests for proposed utility services through Council controlled land.
           COUNCIL POLICY

           Commercial jetties under State lease
            In these cases Council will:

                1. Provide a property note on the property & rating system to alert prospective purchasers to
                   their responsibilities in relation to the service line through Council controlled land.
                2. Seek to obtain indemnity from existing lease holders in rel     ‘© maintenance and liability
                   aspects of the service.
                3. Identify the location of all existing services and pr   e the        ation on its mapping
                   system to reduce the risk of services being dai      due to actio      Council employees
                   or others.

           Private jetties (with or without a lease or per:      occupy)
           Council will not permit any new utility services through  ci      olled land to service a jetty where
           the use is for private purposes only as:
               a) There is no apparent warrant for § Ic     ices when t'     mitted use is for private purposes
                   and no commercial activity whatsoeve
               b) There is no apparent benefit to the    ‘con   y      blic |      be utilised for this purpose
                   to benefit a private enti
               c) And if there is no      O     mit to occ        the jetty area the account is linked to council
                   property resultin   costs and  tisks associated with recovery of charges.
            For arrangements putin     place p     to adopt      of this policy Council will grandfather the
           arrangements while the     jetty ren        ©. same    ownership subject to:
             i.                    provie    written agreement to responsibility for the maintenance of the
                       property     ectio      and to reimburse Council for all costs associated with billing from
                      the utility pro   :
             ii.      The owner is to      asu     e Form of Indemnity in relation to any actions, loss, damage
                         expenses arising out of orin any way connected with the approval to allow the property
                          nection line through Council land.
             iii.     T       ner is to use best endeavours to obtain a permit to occupy from the State over the
                      immediate area       e jetty and the arrangement to be registered with the Titles Office. If
                      this has     b    achieved within 2 years from date of notification by Council, or for any
                      further pe       time as agreed by Council based on evidence that the matter is well
                      advanced, the service will be disconnected.
             iv.      On receipt of the permit to occupy, the owner is to notify utility provider/s of the change
                      in order for billing to be made direct to the jetty owner.
            V.        A note will be placed on Council’s property system to indicate that the water service will
                      be disconnected upon sale of the property.

           DEFINITIONS
           _ Property service connection point    + ~—|—‘ Means the point where the property service line and _
           |                                             meter connects to the reticulation main             |

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