2020-05-12 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                    12 MAY 2020


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                            RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                           CURRENT PRIORITIES                            THE NEXT QUARTER
literacy for field workers
Performance Plans for Field Staff
Finalising the policy/process for planting      Review of draft policy and guideline        Finalise draft policy and guideline         Report to Council to consider
in and managing structures in the road            by internal working group                     with feedback from working group              adoption of policy and guideline.
reserve to reduce risk and complaints
Establish a Memorandum of                       Draft MoU reviewed by Council’s             Draft MOU currently under review            Joint signing of MOU by Council
Understanding between Council & the               legal firm and given to Friends of            by Friends of Noosa Botanic                   and Friends of the Botanic Gardens
Friends of Noosa Botanic Gardens                  Noosa Botanic Gardens                         Gardens
Delivery of 90% of Capital Works                Gravel Road Resheeting Program,             Tingira Cr and Ross Cr stabilisation        Ambulance St gravel road seal
Program as approved by CWE                        completed                                     and reinstatement                             project.
                                                Botanic Gardens irrigation renewal          Leslie Drive Koala poles renewal
                                                  completed.                                  Hector & Tewah St. gravel road seal
                                                                                                projects
                                                                                              Renewal of kerb and channel at
                                                                                                Seaview Terrace Sunshine Beach
                                                                                              Install new Botanic Gardens
                                                                                                signage
                                                                                              Commence AW Dan Park
                                                                                                playground renewal
Develop good working relationships with         Update Civil Operations Branch              Scope additional garden bed                 Work positively with the Association
the Hastings Street Association                   activities and service included in the        renovations in liaison with HSA               in the delivery of services in the
including contribution to a Precinct Plan         Hastings St Levy model for the              Consider Mini Street Sweeper                  Hastings St precinct particularly levy
                                                  20/21 budget                                  options                                       funded activities
Disaster Management
Governance                                      The Noosa Disaster Management               Internal lessons were captured              Review and amendment of DM Sub-
Review of Disaster Management Plans               Plan has been tested a number of              across all areas of the business and          Plans.
                                                  times in recent months.                       are currently being actioned.               Development of Threat Specific -
                                                                                              Initial agency lessons learnt have            Pandemic Plan
                                                                                                been received in draft format but will      Specific policies written to ensure
                                                                                                be captured formally once received            more robust procedures in place
                                                                                                in its final version.                       Continuous improvement
                                                                                              Implementation of lessons learnt
                                                                                              QERMF risk assessment to be
                                                                                                undertaken to inform review of DM
                                                                                                Plan



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