stormwater asset management plan - Sunshine Coast Council

Asset Management Plans App E Stormwater
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Regional Strategy and Planning
Civil Works Services
DERM
Finance
Asset Management & Service
Programming unit
Sunshine Coast Councillors
Executive Director – Infrastructure
Services
• Provide technical advice
Strategic Management Plan review
Operate and maintain stormwater assets
Environmental policy/guidelines
Long term financial plan input
Corporate Asset management leadership and Capital
planning advice
Plan adoption and asset management leadership
Executive management endorsement, sign off and
executive ownership
Community
2.2 Goals and Objectives of Asset Management
The Council exists to provide services to its community. Some of these services are provided by
infrastructure assets. Council has acquired infrastructure assets by ‘purchase’, by contract, construction
by council staff and by donation of assets constructed by developers and others to meet increased levels
of service.
Council’s goal in managing infrastructure assets is to meet the required level of service in the most cost
effective manner for present and future consumers. The key elements of infrastructure asset
management are:
• Taking a life cycle approach,
• Developing cost-effective management strategies for the long term,
• Providing a defined level of service and monitoring performance,
• Understanding and meeting the demands of growth through demand management and
infrastructure investment,
• Managing risks associated with asset failures,
• Sustainable use of physical resources,
• Continuous improvement in asset management practices. 1
This asset management plan is prepared under the direction of Council’s vision, mission, goals and
objectives.
Council’s vision is:
To be Australia’s most sustainable region – vibrant, green, and diverse.
Relevant Council goals and objectives and how these are addressed in this asset management plan are:
Table 2.2. Council Goals and how these are addressed in this Plan
1 IIMM 2006 Sec 1.1.3, p 1.3
SUNSHINE COAST REGIONAL COUNCIL – CORE STORMWATER ASSET MANAGEMENT PLAN