2018-07-16 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                    16 JULY 2018


 Council also completed the Six Mile Creek Flood Study after extensive consultation with the
   Lake Macdonald Drive Community Reference Group.
 Council began implementation of its Transport Policy and Transport Strategy. We have
   begun to work with some local schools on Walk/Ride to school programs. Extensive
   research has also been undertaken on the other 4 priorities identified in the Strategy
   including parking studies, negotiations with Translink etc. A longer term vision (e-Noosa) has
   also been developed to assist in lobbying other levels of government for funding. A separate
   report on this issue is being reported to the July round of Council meetings.
 Noosa Council provided a charging station for electric vehicles at Cooroy as its contribution to
   the State Governments Electric Super Highway stretching from the Gold Coast up to Cairns.
 Council adopted a Strategic Asset Management Plan in
   September 2017. That Plan set the framework for the
   adoption of more detailed Asset Management Plans and
   Council has subsequently begun the process of adopting
   some of these plans. To date, detailed asset management
   plans have been adopted for the Noosa Main Beach Sand
   Recycling System and the Noosa Aquatic Centre. Work on
   Roads and Bridges is well advanced and should be
   complete soon with Stormwater to follow.
 Council developed its first 5-year Capital Program allowing
   for a longer planning horizon for capital projects. Our
   Infrastructure Planning, Design and Delivery team now
   have future projects they can plan for. In addition, our
   teams delivered a significant number of capital projects
   including:
   o    Weyba Road corridor upgrade, Noosaville;
   o    Donnellys Road upgrade, Ridgewood;
   o    Kinmond Creek Culvert upgrades at Cootharaba;
   o    Boat Ramp Upgrade, Tewantin;
   o    Flood Gauge Monitoring Systems on Six Mile Creek;
   o    Bus Stop upgrade program;
   o    Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin; and
   o    Major reseal program with 11.8 km of roads either resealed, rehabilitated or spray
        sealed.
 Council was successful in securing grant funding to replace a number of bridges including the
   Mary River Road Bridge in Cooroy and the Noosa Road Bridge in Cooran. Tenders have
   been awarded for these two bridges with the tender for the third bridge at Orealla Crescent,
   Sunrise Beach to be undertaken in 2018/19.
 Council adopted its Signage Policy in August 2017. This provides for a more uniform and
   consistent approach to Council signage noting the importance of the Noosa “look and feel” as
   set out in our Noosa Design Principles.
Corporate Plan Theme 5: Excellence as a Council
“The Noosa Shire community is proud of its Council”
Key achievements as we work towards our long term goal include:
 Council undertook its first detailed community satisfaction survey which was reported to
   Council in August 2017. The Survey was undertaken by an independent professional survey
   firm (Market Facts) and identified that Council was achieving a community satisfaction score
   significantly above comparable Councils in almost all service categories.

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