2017-08-08 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

BRANCH ACTIVITIES                            RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                           CURRENT PRIORITIES                          THE NEXT QUARTER
Planning & Environment
Management of Flying Fox Issues                 Subsidy scheme for residents                Ongoing operation of sprinkler
                                                  affected by flying fox in Wallace Park        system and subsidy scheme for
                                                State 2 of Sprinkler system in                affected residents as needed
                                                  Wallace Park implemented                  Continue to monitor flying fox in
                                                                                                Wallace Park
Draft Local Government Infrastructure           Plans for trunk infrastructure maps       Finalise schedule of works model            First state interest review by DILGP
Plan                                              and draft schedule of future works        Finalise LGIP documents and                   and proceed to public consultation
                                                  and costs for transport and                   extrinsic materials for reporting to      Commence work on LGIP for next
                                                  stormwater networks                           independent reviewer and Council            Planning Scheme
Develop    Noosa   River   Management           Review of Noosa River Plan Current        Continue discussions with state             Future workshops with Council to
Strategy                                          Actions                                       agencies on Jury recommendations            address Jury recommendations and
                                                                                            Review and update Noosa River                 community consultation
                                                                                                Plan
Develop Koala Policy           and   Koala      Audit   of     koala    infrastructure    Assisting USC with Koala research           Review of costing for koala
Management Plan                                   undertaken                                Prioritise actions of the Koala               infrastructure items and present to
                                                                                                Management Plan                             Council for consideration
                                                                                            Report to Council on Koala
                                                                                                Management Plan progress
Develop an auditing        program     for        Completed    signage   audit       for    Ongoing inspection of signage               Continue auditing programme for
advertising devices                               Tewantin, Sunshine Beach.                     complaints and advice on signage            advertising devices     - Noosaville
                                                                                                requirements                                industrial estate
                                                                                            Currently auditing signage in Noosa         Report to Council results of audit
                                                                                                Junction
Audit of Public and Private Stormwater          Information to all owners of              Continue review of privately owned          Continue review of privately owned
Detention Basins                                  stormwater       Detention      Basin         stormwater detention basins in              stormwater basins and advice to
                                                  maintenance requirements and offer            conjunction with landowners                 land owners.
                                                  of assistance to owners                   Follow up advice to Noosa Civic and
                                                Review of stormwater detention                Bunnings owners on necessary
                                                  basins for Noosa Civic and Bunnings           rectification works
Preparation for Planning Act                    New fees and charges prepared for          Refinement of T1 events for                Review of Project Plan for Planning
                                                  the Planning Act 2016                        development applications lodged              Act 2016, including identifying any
                                                $40,000 received from Department,            under the Planning Act 2016 for              learnings and objectives met.
                                                  Infrastructure, Local Government &           consistency with business needs of         Preparation of Project Plan to meet
                                                  Planning for preparation for Planning        Noosa.                                       State’s conditions for grant funding.
                                                  Act 2016




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