2020-11-10 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                          10 NOVEMBER 2020


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                           RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                           CURRENT PRIORITIES                           THE NEXT QUARTER
                                               Some small group activities                 Welcome volunteer drivers back on            landscape for changes to ensure
                                                 recommenced offsite and outdoors              board following their COVID Safe             NCS can respond swiftly and
                                               Worked hard to secure as much                 induction process                            effectively if required
                                                 funding as possible for eligible                                                         Prepare centre for significant
                                                 clients under the State Seniors and                                                        reopening in October (pending
                                                 Accessibility Assistance Program.                                                          positive tracking on the COVID front)
                                                 Subsequently facilitated works for                                                         and introduce new activities for
                                                 clients at their homes as part of this                                                     dementia clients who have carers
                                                 unexpected program                                                                         that need respite.
                                                                                                                                          Promote partnership with Noosa
                                                                                                                                            Leisure Centre which will encourage
                                                                                                                                            carers to exercise while their loved
                                                                                                                                            ones are at NCS
                                                                                                                                          Work closely with Community
                                                                                                                                            Development to introduce more
                                                                                                                                            wellness and reablement programs
                                                                                                                                            in the hinterland and Peregian
                                                                                                                                            Beach
LIBRARIES & GALLERIES
LIBRARIES                                      Continued development on draft              Undertake community consultation           Review community feedback,
Mobile Library Service Replacement               replacement models and preparation            on draft replacement model                   finalise proposed model and prepare
Plan                                             of community consultation                                                                  report for Council endorsement of
                                                 information                                                                                draft replacement model
                                                                                                                                          Update project management plan
                                                                                                                                          Prepare Invitation to Quote
                                                                                                                                            documents to procure capital
                                                                                                                                            elements of replacement model
Plan and deliver a range of engaging           Hosted South East Qld Libraries first       Continued development of State             Implement and launch Seed Library
public library programs which support            online collaborative literary event –         Library of Queensland’s Strategic            Program
reading, learning and literacy (including        Monica McInerney                              Priorities grant – Noosa Seed              Begin planning for the delivery of
digital literacy)                              Re-instated small-scale and covid-            Library program                              2021 library programs, within current
                                                 safe library learning workshops and         Deliver grant-funded programs –              COVID restrictions
                                                 programs                                      Engaging Science Tech Savvy                Prepare for return of volunteer-
                                               Delivered September School Holiday            Seniors and First Five Forever -             based programs and services
                                                 program - 14 x face-to-face events            under covid-19 safe variations to the
                                                 delivered for teens, primary aged             projects
                                                 children and under 5’s                      Plan for December/January School
                                                                                               Holiday program


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