2020-11-10 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                       10 NOVEMBER 2020


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                        RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                           CURRENT PRIORITIES                           THE NEXT QUARTER
Noosa Cultural Plan 2018 – 2023             New Gallery website as engagement           Continue to analyse options for            Continue to implement 2020/21
Implementation                                tool for exhibitions, education and           future models of how Council                 Action Plan
                                              public programs completed                     delivers cultural development              Finalise pre-feasibility study for
                                            Supported the local cultural sector in        activities                                   new/upgraded Regional Gallery
                                              accessing Covid recovery funding            Deliver Councillor workshop on the         Continued planning for Floating
                                            Connecting Noosa Events Calendar              Pre-feasibility Study for                    Land 2021 (held October 2021)
                                              launched – new initiative and                 new/upgraded Regional Gallery              Councillor workshop on
                                              program of events to bring people             (with Outside the Square, external           Placemaking project to be held early
                                              together                                      consultants)                                 2021 to discuss approach and pilot
                                                                                          Commence desktop research to                 locations
                                                                                            inform and develop draft Public Arts
                                                                                            Policy
                                                                                          Commence development of a new
                                                                                            and contemporary Library website
HERITAGE - Plan and deliver key             Invitation to Quote for Heritage            Finalise Local Heritage Register           Development of Heritage Portal
Heritage Levy Initiatives & a range of        Portal issued                                 Review and Citation update project         Recording of Noosa Notables
Heritage projects and programs              Oral Historian appointed for next           Award Heritage Portal contract and           interviews
                                              round of Noosa Notables interviews            develop project plan with supplier         Continue to monitor COVID-19
                                            Stage 3 of Local Heritage Register                                                         conditions in context of impacts on
                                              Review and Citation updates project                                                        proposed 2020/21 projects
                                              completed
                                            Invitation to Quote for the
                                              Conservation Management Plan on
                                              Butter Factory Arts Centre issued
Business as Usual activities                Total July - Sept 2020                      Continue to review operations to           Continue to review operations to
                                            LIBRARY -                                     ensure compliance with Covid-19              ensure compliance with Covid-19
                                              o Visitors: 39,625                            restrictions and meeting of grant-           restrictions and meeting of grant-
                                              o Program Attendance: 65 online               funding body obligations                     funding body obligations
                                                   events                                 Undertake recruitment for several          Preparation of 2021/2022 Libraries &
                                              o New Members: 921                            key professional roles in the library        Galleries budget and associated
                                              o Library Loans: 90,304                       service: Noosaville Branch Librarian         Council reporting
                                              o E-Resources Loans - 22,631                  and Collections Librarian as well as
                                              o Telephone enquiries: 2,091                  two Junior Shelver positions
                                                   answered calls
                                            GALLERY -
                                               Visitors: 3502 (software issue
                                                   with door counter possibly
                                                   impacted accuracy of this figure
                                                   – now appears to be resolved)

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