2020-11-10 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                         10 NOVEMBER 2020


This report relates to the first quarter of the 2020/21 financial year for the Operational Plan
and some management KPIs.

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 track 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 30 September” i.e. the end of the first quarter and in some instances, the actions have
been advanced further since that time.
There are 35 initiatives in the 2020/21 Operational Plan. The current status of those projects
is:

Status                     Quarter 1
                     (July – Sept 2020)
Not started                     4
Behind Schedule                 7
On Track                      23
Completed                       1

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

Initiatives                         Comment
Noosa River Management              The terms of reference for a Stakeholder Reference Group are being
Plan                                developed.
Stage 3 of the Rufous Street        This project is behind schedule due to the previous contractor going into
Project (new Peregian Beach         liquidation. The new tenders have been called and are currently being
Community House)                    assessed.
Finalising the design of the        Initial designs have been developed but the overall project is behind time
Peregian      Digital   Hub         due to the reasons outlined above.
extension
Establishment of a Place            Key staff have been involved in finalising the implementation of the
Making Team                         Planning Scheme and it is not anticipated that the Place Making team
                                    will be established until later this this calendar year.
Development of the Walking          This is slightly behind schedule but is due for public consultation in early
and Cycling Strategy                November 2020.
Complete                Asset       The Pathways and Boardwalks AMP will be reported to the December
Management        Plans   for       round of meetings. The parks and playgrounds AMP will be reported to
pathways/ boardwalks and            Council in April 2021.
for parks/ playgrounds
Review      of     Council’s        This project has been delayed due to other Council priorities for the
Corporate Plan                      CEO. A project framework for undertaking this review will be developed
                                    shortly.


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