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General Meeting

 

Wednesday 27 March 2013

 

Roma Administration Centre

 

NOTICE OF MEETING

 

Date: 26 March 2013

 

 

Mayor:                                                    Councillor R S Loughnan

 

Deputy Mayor:                                        Councillor W S Wason

Councillors:                                             Councillor J L Chambers

                                                              Councillor R J Denton

                                                              Councillor P J Flynn

                                                              Councillor W M Newman

                                                              Councillor C J O’Neil

                                                              Councillor M L Price

                                                              Councillor D J Schefe

 

Chief Executive Officer:                            Ms Julie Reitano

 

Senior Management:                                Mr Tony Klein (Director Community & Commercial Services)

                                                              Mr Michael Parker (Acting Director Infrastructure Services)

                                                              Mr Rob Hayward (Director Development, Facilities & Environmental Services)

 

Officers:                                                  Ms Jane Frith (Coordinator Corporate Communications)

 

Please find attached agenda for the General Meeting to be held at the Roma Administration Centre on March 27, 2013 at 9.00am.

Julie Reitano

Chief Executive Officer

 


Maranoa Regional Council

    

General Meeting -  27 March 2013

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Item       Subject

No

  

L            Late Items

L.1        Injune Water Supply Update............................................................................ 2

Prepared by:      Troy Pettiford, Manager - Water, Sewerage & Gas

Attachment 1:     Memorandum of Agreement Queensland Fire and Rescue South Western Region and Maranoa Regional Council.................. 5

Attachment 2:     Injune Water Consumption Analysis........................................ 8

L.2        Waste Management Strategy for Maranoa Region.................................. 10

Prepared by:      Margaret Milla, Coordinator - Waste

L.3        Long Distance Passenger Transport Review........................................... 12

Prepared by:      Kelly Rogers, Coordinator -  Elected Members & Community Engagement

Attachment :       Letter - TMR Request to Council........................................... 14   

 


Maranoa Regional Council

    

General Meeting -  27 March 2013

Officer Report

Meeting: General  27 March 2013

Date: 19 March 2013

Item Number: L.1

File Number: D13/10724

 

Subject Heading:                     Injune Water Supply Update

Classification:                                  Open Access  

Name of Applicant:                        

Location:                                           Injune

Author & Officer’s Title:                 Troy Pettiford, Manager - Water, Sewerage & Gas

 

Executive Summary: 

Due to increased demand on Injune’s water supply, born from the energy sector, the town of Injune has experienced adverse effects on the potable water supply and pressure.

 

The following report is an update and recommendation, on what MRC plans to undertake to mitigate the problems arising from lack of pressure and flow for the Injune community.

 

 

Officer’s Recommendation: 

That Council adopts the following recommendations:

1.   That water carters currently using the standpipe in Injune reduce the extraction per day by 50 % from April 1, 2013.

2.   That the Injune water standpipe will cease operation from May 1, 2013, until the new Avdata Water Standpipe facility is commissioned.

 

 

Body of Report:

Due to increased demand on Injune’s water supply, born from the energy sector, the town of Injune has experienced adverse effects on the potable water supply and pressure.

 

When water carting contractors are utilizing the current stand pipe in Injune to fill the water trucks, extreme pressure fluctuations are experienced. Fire fighting flows and pressures are also compromised during these times.

 

To combat this situation a memorandum of agreement (see attached) has been drafted between Queensland Fire & Rescue (South West Region) and MRC. The procedure in the agreement when enacted will provide an acceptable method for improving the pressure and flow rates through the reticulated water supply main. The adoption of this procedure will provide the pressure and flow rates to meet the guidelines for fire fighting as required by Australian Standards 2419.1

 

Royalties For The Regions – Injune Water Augmentation Project was announced as approved this month.  The two sub-projects identified in the water augmentation project – Bore 1 Investigation & Upgrade, Injune Avdata Facility can now commence.

 

The completion of both of these jobs will assist in solving the current issues caused when water is extracted from the standpipe in Injune.

 

After consulting with relevant stakeholders and analyzing water statistical data the following information has been compiled:

 

1.   Injune’s yearly water allocation is 250 ML (mega litres) or 20.8 ML per month.

2.   Currently MRC extracts an average 18 ML per month. 2 ML of this demand is water taken from the water standpipe for cartage.

3.   January & February 2013, consumption exceeded our monthly 20.8 ML target indicator.

4.   October 2012 through to February 2013 exceeded our monthly 10% upper limit buffer amount. (We use this as a safety net measure – see attached graphs)

5.   Santos has two bores that can be utilized for water extraction by their contractors instead of Injune’s water supply. (information supplied by TDT)

6.   The new Avdata Standpipe Facility will be able to handle up to 5 ML a month cartage demand and not affect Injune’s water pressure and flow.

7.   The major water carting contractors that use Injune have been consulted about the proposed changes to usage of the current and future facilities.

8.   QFRS has been consulted with about  fire flow redundancies until the new facilities are commissioned.

9.   It is proposed for the major standpipe users to curtail their current usage in Injune by 50% from April 1, 2013. Furthermore the standpipe will cease operation from May 1, 2013 until the new Avdata Water Standpipe facility is commissioned.

Consultation (internal/external):

John Walker – Injune Town Foreman

Ben Godford – Coordinator –Water, Sewerage, Gas Projects, Compliance & Laboratory

Tom Darlington – Tom Darlington Transport

Joe Reading – Power Energy

Risk Assessment (Legal, Financial, Political etc.):

Nil

Policy Implications:

Nil

Financial Resource Implications:

Nil

 

Link to Corporate Plan:

Corporate Plan 2009-2013 8.5.6(e) To undertake an overall review of the region’s potable water requirements with a view to identifying any issues
or concerns that need to be addressed and to enable the commencement of planning for any identified future
capital expansion proposals䡰

Supporting Documentation:

1View

Memorandum of Agreement Queensland Fire and Rescue South Western Region and Maranoa Regional Council

D13/11032

2View

Injune Water Consumption Analysis

D13/11289

 

Report authorised by:

Michael Parker, Director - Infrastructure Services (Acting)  


Attachment 1

Memorandum of Agreement Queensland Fire and Rescue South Western Region and Maranoa Regional Council

 

   Memorandum of Agreement

Queensland Fire and Rescue South Western Region and Maranoa Regional Council

 

Purpose

This document is to provide an interim procedure for all structural fires to overcome the issue of fluctuations in pressure and flow within the reticulated water (town main) supply around the town area of Injune(see attached map). These fluctuations can produce pressures and flows below that deemed necessary for compliance with AS2419.1.

 

Aim

This procedure when enacted will provide an acceptable method for improving the pressure and flow rates through the reticulated water supply main. The adoption of this procedure will provide the pressure and flow rates to will meet the guidelines for fire fighting as required by AS2419.1

 

Procedure

This agreement is between Queensland Fire and Rescue Service and (QFRS) Maranoa Regional Council.

The Maranoa Regional Council commits to providing a suitably qualified on call staff member, 24 hours per day, to operate the reticulated water supply pressure pump when requested by the QFRS.

This would be when Queensland Fire and Rescue Service have been responded to a structural fire within the area covered by the reticulated water service.

The name/s and contact numbers of the on-call Maranoa Regional Council staff (Appendix A) will be provided to the QFRS Communication Centre and be kept on file and updated as required. It will be the responsibility of the Maranoa Regional Council to advise the QFRS if the contact details are to be changed.

QFRS Communication Centre will be responsible for contacting the Maranoa Regional Council on-call staff member and also advising the Senior On Call QFRS Officer.

This procedure also involves a suitable Maranoa Regional Council staff member providing access to the Pressure Pump and training members of QFRS as deemed necessary by the Assistant Commissioner QFRS to operate such pump in the event that no Maranoa Regional Council staff member is available at the time of emergency.

The Maranoa Regional Council is also to provide a written set of instructions permanently affixed to the site adjacent to the Pressure Pump as a further redundancy.

 

 

Time Frame

This procedure shall remain valid for a period of two years or until an upgrade of the Injune reticulated water supply has been completed. An annual review of this procedure shall be undertaken by QFRS Inspector - Roma Area Command and the Manager - Water, Sewerage and Gas, Maranoa Regional Council. Following this review any required changes shall be made to the satisfaction of all parties.

 

Commencement

As soon as this agreement has been ratified by the signatories it shall become binding and deemed to be in force. The QFRS Inspector Roma Area Command and the Manager – Water, Sewerage and Gas MRC shall liaise and ensure that all requirements have been undertaken.

 

 

 

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Tom Dawson

Assistant Commissioner

QFRS SWR

 

 

 

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Brian Harvey

A/Inspector

Roma Command

 

 

 

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Julie Reitano

Chief Executive Officer

Maranoa Regional Council

 

 

 

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Troy Pettiford

Manager – Water, Sewerage and Gas

Maranoa Regional Council

 

 

 

Appendix A

 

Contact List in order of priority

 

1.  John Walker (Injune)                                    0428 182 000

 

 

2.  Rostered After Hours Callout                       0418 720 690

 

 

3.  Steve Hill (Roma/Injune Water Officer)         0439 758 450

 

 

4.  Mathew Liston (WSG Coordinator)              0428 884 574

 

 

5.  Troy Pettiford (WSG Manager)                    0417 700 676                                     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Attachment 2

Injune Water Consumption Analysis

 



Maranoa Regional Council

    

General Meeting -  27 March 2013

Officer Report

Meeting: General  27 March 2013

Date: 25 March 2013

Item Number: L.2

File Number: D13/11631

 

Subject Heading:                     Waste Management Strategy for Maranoa Region

Classification:                                  Open Access  

Name of Applicant:                         N/A

Location:                                           Maranoa Region

Author & Officer’s Title:                 Margaret Milla, Coordinator - Waste

 

Executive Summary: 

Council is required to develop a Waste Management Strategy for the Maranoa region under the Waste Reduction & Recycling Act 2011.

 

 

Officer’s Recommendation: 

That Council formally approve the development of a waste management strategy for the Maranoa region.

 

 

Body of Report:

The Queensland government have legislated that local governments are required to develop a waste reduction and recycling management program that reflects the objectives and targets established in Queensland’s Waste Reduction and Recycling Strategy 2010-2020.

 

Maranoa Regional Council has experienced a significant increase in the volume of waste being disposed of within the region due to the expansive growth of the resource sector and record breaking floods in both Mitchell and Roma in recent years.

 

To meet the Queensland government’s objective and better address waste management within the Maranoa region, Council’s waste services department are undertaking a project to develop a waste management strategy.

 

The primary objective of this project is to reduce waste disposal to landfill and increase resource recovery.

Consultation (internal/external):

Department of Environment and Heritage Protection

Kay Crosby – Manager of Environmental Health, Compliance and Waste

Robert Hayward – Director Development, Facilities and Environmental Services

Council’s Waste Contractors – Racelog, Michael Pearce, NJ and JA Contracting, G and J Grams

External Waste Services – JJ Richards, ToxFree, Roma Skips

Risk Assessment (Legal, Financial, Political etc.):

If Council do not implement a waste management strategy, it is not meeting its legislative obligations, there will be no strategic reduction in waste going to landfill.

Policy Implications:

Council require a waste management plan to meet its legislative obligations.  Appropriate waste and landfill policies will be developed for implementation and strategic direction purposes.

Financial Resource Implications:

Estimated cost of the project is $200,000.

 

Link to Corporate Plan:

Corporate Plan 2009-2013 8.5.9(e) To undertake a review of all waste management processes and services with a view to identify improvements and efficiencies in the existing service provision and possible service expansion opportunities.

Supporting Documentation:

Nil

Report authorised by:

Sandra Crosby, Manager - Environmental Health, Compliance & Waste

Robert Hayward, Director- Development, Facilities & Environmental Services


Maranoa Regional Council

    

General Meeting -  27 March 2013

Officer Report

Meeting: General  27 March 2013

Date: 26 March 2013

Item Number: L.3

File Number: D13/11682

 

Subject Heading:                     Long Distance Passenger Transport Review

Classification:                                  Open Access  

Name of Applicant:                         Department of Transport & Main Roads

Location:                                           Not Applicable

Author & Officer’s Title:                 Kelly Rogers, Coordinator -  Elected Members & Community Engagement

 

Executive Summary: 

A letter has been received from the Minister for Transport & Main Roads (TMR) - Scott Emerson MP, seeking Council’s input as part a comprehensive review being undertaken by TMR to improve the network of government-contracted long distance passenger transport services in regional Queensland.

 

 

Officer’s Recommendation: 

That the letter is tabled; and

Council’s views be provided to the Chief Executive Officer for development of a submission in response to the Minister’s request.  

 

 

Body of Report:

The Minister for Transport and Main Roads has advised Council they are undertaking a comprehensive review to improve the network of government-contracted long distance passenger transport services in regional Queensland.

 

The attached letter provides further information outlining the department’s request, and contains a map illustrating the extent of the current network.

 

TMR are seeking Council’s input to gain an understanding of the local community’s views, and identify ways to better utilise transport across the state.

 

The letter indicates that submissions close at 5pm on 13 March 2013, however,

CEO - Julie Reitano has made contact with the department and has secured an extension until 12 April 2013.

 

Council’s views are now sought for development of a response to the received request.

Consultation (internal/external):

Julie Reitano - Chief Executive Officer MRC

Suzanne Rose – Department of Transport & Main Roads 

 

Risk Assessment (Legal, Financial, Political etc.):

It is advantageous that Council respond to this Minister’s request to ensure resident views across the Maranoa Region are considered as part of the review, with a view to improving government-contracted long distance travel in regional Queensland.

Policy Implications:

Nil

Financial Resource Implications:

Nil

 

Link to Corporate Plan:

Corporate Plan 2009-2013 8.1.1(a) To undertake all governance functions and activities in a professional manner promoting corporate ethics and integrity and informed decision making practices so as foster an operating environment advocating fairness, equity and consistency.

Supporting Documentation:

1View

Letter - TMR Request to Council

S13/2437

 

Report authorised by:

Julie Reitano, Chief Executive Officer


Attachment 1

Letter - TMR Request to Council