2016-08-09 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                            9 AUGUST 2016


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                         RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                          CURRENT PRIORITIES                        THE NEXT QUARTER
Business as Usual activities
Maintain KPIs for Plumbing & Building        Continuing to meet legislative             Maintain 2 day and 20 day               Ongoing assessment of applications
applications and complaints                    timeframes for all building and              applications to meet legislative          within timeframes
                                               plumbing approvals                           requirements
                                                                                                                                    Refine maintenance schedules and
                                             Continuing to undertake                    Undertaking service review to             programs of Council assets.
Continue to develop delivery models            maintenance activities as requested          determine the need for a full time
for the ongoing maintenance of               Undertaking after hours call outs            plumber to carry out maintenance
Council assets related to branch.              within agreed timeframes                     works and mentor apprentice
                                                                                            plumber


Civil Operations
Working in partnership with Community        Facilitated arrangement between            Engaged with the Kin Kin Heritage       Noosa Botanic Gardens Plant Fair
Groups including The Hastings Street           FNBG & Noosa District High School            Society regarding a community
Association, Noosa Waters Residents            to propagate plants & educate                working day on the Kin Kin              Implement arrangements with
Association, Friends of Noosa Botanic          students.                                    Arboretum                                 NWRA re graffiti on Noosa Waters
Gardens & Bushland Care Groups                                                                                                        Bridges
                                             Drafted Volunteer Guidelines &             Recruitment of Community
                                               undertook consultation process with          Partnerships Officer                    Working with Hasting Street
                                               Bushcare Groups                                                                        Association on a renewal of the fairy
                                                                                                                                      lighting in trees.
                                             Involvement in the Festival of Water

Develop a Fire Management Strategy for       Stakeholder meeting & trial burn           Conduct a controlled burn with Qld      Liaising with Qld Parks & Wildlife
Bushland Reserves and Road Reserves            conducted for Girraween Link                 Parks & Wildlife if conditions are        Service on joint fire management
                                             Priority fire hazard inspections             appropriate.                              activities.
                                               completed
                                             Fire Break widened at Girraween
                                               Reserve
Build a combined Parks & Natural Areas       Combined Pre-Starts conducted              New Green Army commenced                Commencement of reviewed roles in
team to improve coordination of service                                                                                               Natural Areas & coordination across
                                             Recruitment of 3 Natural Areas             Review Tree Management
delivery                                                                                                                              the Team.
                                               Officers                                     Arrangements
                                             GIS skills able to be utilised across
                                               the team
                                             Team Working Bees conducted
                                               every 6 weeks

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