2018-02-06 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                   6 FEBRUARY 2018


1.    OPERATIONAL PLAN UPDATE

Only the major initiatives are included in the Operational Plan with day to day “business as usual”
activities included in Branch Plans.

The Branch Plans are being used by Managers to manage day to day activities. They are an
effective tool for ensuring that all of the “business as usual” activities are undertaken and that any
minor projects are followed through. They are reported to Council by Directors on a quarterly
basis and those reports are on this round of Council meetings.

Details of each Operational Plan project is set out in Attachment 1 with an assessment of
whether the issue in completed, on target or behind schedule. Comments are also provided for
the information of Councillors about the status of each issue. It is important to note that this is
“as at 31 December” i.e. the end of the second quarter and in some instances, the actions have
been advanced further since that time.

There are 30 initiatives in the Operational Plan. The current status of those projects is:
 Not started:          2
 Behind Schedule: 6
 On track:             22
 Completed:            3

(Note that some of the initiatives in the Operational Plan have more than one action so there are
more than 30 statuses listed above).

The table below highlights some specific Operational Plan issues that may be of interest to
Council.

Initiatives                   Comment
Compostable dog waste         The previous stock of plastic bags have almost been exhausted and
bags                          compostable dog waste bags are now ready for rollout.
Zero Emissions Action Plan    The zero emissions action plan was adopted in the January round of
                              Council meetings. Also at that time, Council adopted the first of a series
                              of capital works for Council key buildings and facilities installing solar
                              systems.
Purchase of Johns Landing     The purchase of Johns Landing was successfully settled in November
                              with vacant possession. Council’s Community Services Department and
                              the Community Roundtable worked closely with affected residents to
                              provide alternative accommodation. Site clean-up and restoration is
                              currently underway.
Yurol and Ringtail Forest     A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between three
project                       government departments, Council, HQPlantations and Noosa Parks
                              Association in October 2017. Work is now underway following the recent
                              State election to formalise contracts to bring this project to fruition.
Park Road Boardwalk           Tenders have closed and are currently being evaluated. We are still on
                              track to commence this financial year.
Rufous Street Digital Hub     The building component is almost complete with surrounding parkland
Project                       restoration to be completed in the coming months. The process for
                              securing tenants and a Digital Hub Coordinator are well underway.
Noosa Transport Strategy      A Project Manager has now been appointed.            Consultation with
                              Translink is continuing and the Schools based program is underway.




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