2022-08-09 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   9 AUGUST 2022




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SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                           9 AUGUST 2022

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                                                                                Guiding Principles for Tree Management
                    2.  Beaspecies that may cause significant infrastructure damage such as Fig species and Weeping
                        Paperbarks (Melaleuca leucadenadra).
                    3.  Beaspecies that results in a disproportionate requirement for management resources such as
                        Coconut Palms at Main Beach, Noosa Heads and Cabbage Tree Palms in Noosa Waters estate.
                 If a species planted in the urban forest is considered to meet any one of these requirements, initial
                consideration will be given to management strategies to reduce its adverse impacts, which may include
                 removal and replacement with a more suitable species or in a better location.
                6.3     Annual Proactive Tree Works Program

                Since 2019, Council has undertaken a proactive tree works program as guided by the Arboricultural
                 Management Strategy. The approach has been to select two suburbs each financial year for a
                comprehensive tree works program including pruning, dead-wooding, removal of defective tree specimens
                and removal and replacement of unsuitable tree species, and including relevant precincts as outlined in
                Section 3.1. The areas are scoped by Council's Arborist and trees requiring works are quantified and the
                operational budget is then prepared accordingly. Works packages are then procured via Invitation to Quote
                to Council’s Tree Management and Maintenance Services panel of contractors and this competitive process
                allows for cost-effective pricing. Comprehensive communications to affected residents and the general
                community is then undertaken prior to works commencing.
                The proactive program is based on a 5-year cyclical delivery schedule, with the intent being that after the
                first 5-year rotation, the quantity of tree works and related customer requests will be significantly reduced,
                as well as future operational budget amounts.
                The current annual proactive tree works program is as follows:
                2019/20 — Sunrise Beach, Castaways, Marcus Beach
                2020/21 — Tewantin, Peregian Beach
                2021/22 — Sunshine Beach, Noosa Heads Area 1
                2022/23 — Noosa Heads Area 2, Noosaville Area 1
                2023/24 — Noosaville Area 2, Hinterland
                6.4      Roadside Height and Width Clearing Program
                 Height and width clearing is required as part of roadside management activities and to ensure road safety
                and key infrastructure are maintained, especially on roads with higher speed limits. Roads in the Noosa
                Shire are categorised into a hierarchy of Arterial, Distributor, Collector and Local Road types. Height and
                width clearing specifications have been applied to each category, although mainly apply to Arterial and
                 Distributor roads which have speeds between 60kmph and 80kmph (roads with speed limits above
                80kmph are managed by the Department of Transport & Main Roads), as Collector and Local roads tend
                to have footpaths and managed private frontages within the road verge zones. Some examples of Arterial
                and Distributor roads within Noosa Shire which are subject to periodic height and width clearing include:

                    e   Eenie Creek Road
                    e   Beckmans Road
                    e   Reef Street
                    e   Walter Hay Drive
                    e   David Low Way
                There are also a number of examples of rural roads within the Noosa Shire hinterland where height and
                width clearing is periodically undertaken.
                The height clearance specification and the width clearance (or setback) from edge of kerb vary according
                to road type (see Appendix E) and also to situation within each road i.e. topography, significance of tree
                specimens, road alignment and curvature. In these types of situations, guidance will be sought from
                Council's Traffic Engineers as well as Civil Works staff.
                 Height and width clearing operations are scheduled on an annual program according to road hierarchy.

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