2017-08-08 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

PLANNING AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEPARTMENT

BRANCH ACTIVITIES                           RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                            CURRENT PRIORITIES                           THE NEXT QUARTER
Building and Plumbing
Ensure compliance with all legislated          Two-day application time frames are          Continue to maintain levels of             Continue to identify legislative
response        timeframes          and          being met                                      legislative timeframes across the            application approval documentation
communications with customers (internal        75% of twenty-day application                  Branch                                       for all approvals.
agreed set KPIs and external legislative         timeframes are being met.                    Develop and implement a seamless           Identify any legislative changes that
2 and 20 day approvals/ 10 concurrence           This percentage is lower due to staff          approval process for the introduction        may affect fee for service obligations
agency)                                          resignations and annual leave.                 of         legislative        change         due to legislative change.
                                               Concurrence agency timeframes for              (Plumbing/Planning/ Building Acts)
                                                 building and plumbing are being                to adapt to proposed reduced
                                                 met.                                           timeframes for Local Governments
                                                                                                obligations to approve plumbing
                                                                                                applications.
Undertake office works (seat allocations       Prepare plans                                 Implementation of work in the             Completion of all works identified
for   new     staff)   within  Tewantin        Identify costs and contracts for                Planning and Finance areas                  within this programme
administration building.                         works (internal vs external)
(Planning/Finance)
Review     educational     material   for      Research and liaison with Qld                Identify owners of commercial pools        Deliver educational material to pool
swimming pool and spa compliance                 Building & Construction Commission             and spas for the delivery of                 and spa owners
                                                 to determine Council responsibilities.         educational material                       Prepare response advice to owners
                                               Identification     of       legislative                                                     and further educational material
                                                 responsibilities.
                                               Prepared notification to resort
                                                 owners (commercial owners only)
Implementation of BBQ installation plan        Prepared order/delivery of new             Complete installation of identified        Project complete.
                                                 BBQs                                         benches and BBQ plates
                                               Undertaken scheduled work for                (Gympie Tce and Victory Park)
                                                 installation of benches and BBQ            Installation of new BBQs
                                                 plates
Prepare and evaluate Councils cleaning         Developed scope of works and went            Evaluation completed                     Project complete.
contracts                                        to market with request for tenders
Business as Usual Activities                   Existing preventative maintenance            Meeting Legislative time frames for      Maintain 2-day & 20-day approval
                                                 programmes meeting expectations                all applications                           legislative timeframes.
                                                                                              Continuation       of   preventative     Lower Mill Site contract completed
                                                                                                maintenance programs                       prepare report for Council outlining
                                                                                              Delivery of contract works for the         results.
                                                                                                lower mill site Cooroy


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