2015-09-15 Infrastructure and Services Committee Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   15 SEPTEMBER 2015




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INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                              _ 15 SEPTEMBER 2015

            Set policy and strategy
        e   to ensure a coordinated and collaborative approach to addressing social issues of the Shire
        e   to ensure that broader council strategies consider the social ramifications of their implementation
        e   to develop a range of related strategic plans with key focus areas such as young people, accessibility, seniors
            etc.
            Provide quality service delivery
        e   through the effective operation of Council managed public facilities such as libraries, arts and performance
            venues, and its recreation and sporting facilities
        ¢   supporting community and not-for-profit organisations that provide services to residents and visitors.
            Look after community assets
        e   by developing asset management plans for Council owned and leased facilities
        e   through good disaster management planning and effective response to disaster events
        e   by ensuring capital works expenditure is based on evidential need and demand, and that it provides value for
            money.
            3.3      Council’s Policy Context
            A suite of Council strategies and plans are currently in development and these will further assist in
            addressing the social needs of the community. These include the Local Economic Plan, the Transport Strategy
            and a Housing Needs Analysis.

    3.3.1   Previous Noosa Social Plan
            The Noosa Social Plan 2006-2016 (The Plan) was the Shire’s first Social Strategy. The Plan was evidence-
            based and contained detailed demographic profiling. These profiles were useful in advocating to other levels
            of government for improvements to community services and facilities. It proposed a holistic approach to
            social issues.

    3.3.2   Other Recent Strategies
            In 2008, Noosa was amalgamated with Maroochy and Caloundra City Councils to form the Sunshine Coast
            Council (SCC). Over the following years a number of plans and strategies relating to social issues were
            completed. During this time specific, localised, quantitative research for the Noosa Shire was not
            undertaken. This lack of formalised local data relating to social issues in Noosa during that six-year period
            makes comparative and longitudinal analysis difficult.
            However these SCC documents do contain valuable information and useful policy direction. Since Noosa
            Council's reinstatement on 1 January 2014, these inherited plans and strategies are being systematically
            reviewed and updated in collaboration with community stakeholders.

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