2017-05-09 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                  9 MAY 2017


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                           RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                          CURRENT PRIORITIES                            THE NEXT QUARTER
Noosa Community Support
Launch a standalone NCS website.               The NCS website is now live.               Refine website content.                   Continually improve website.
Investigate mobility app solutions to aid      Conversations with current software        Identify an interim solution to assist    Continue to consider interim mobility
staff who are out on the road.                   provider have revealed mobility              offsite staff. Initial conversations        solutions.
                                                 solution won’t be available for              around this have occurred with IT
                                                 another 18 months.                           staff.
Finalise operating arrangements and            Induction processes for staff,             Grow the usage of the workshop.           Launch of the workshop with Mayor
officially launch the Client Workshop.           volunteers and clients finalised. As       Finalise partnership with waste             Tony Wellington planned for April 24.
                                                 such the Client Workshop is now in           transfer station staff to use salvaged    Continue to develop partnerships
                                                 use. The workshop has been well              timber for projects in the workshop.        with Cooroora Woodworkers and the
                                                 received by clients and also by local      Introduce a second day for clients to       Noosa Men’s shed.
                                                 community groups such as the                 attend and participate in activities
                                                 Salvation Army who received
                                                 donated wooden toys for their
                                                 Christmas appeal.
Business as Usual activities                   Purchased 22 seater now needs              Investigate opportunities with              Look into a water exercise program
                                                 signwriting to complete.                     package care.                                 for clients in conjunction with the
                                               New large screen TV with sound             New bus shed to be constructed.               NAC.
                                                 system installed and funded by a           Automatic door to be installed in           Investigate sit down dance classes
                                                 bequest from a past centre client.           passageway.                                   in conjunction with NLC.
                                                                                            Development of the 2017/18                  External refurbishment of Centre
                                                                                              operational budget                            including upgrading to energy
                                                                                                                                            efficient LED lighting throughout.
Director’s Office
Rufous St Precinct Development                 Shadforths commenced work on the           On-going liaison with individuals and       Liaison with Hutchinsons to finalise
                                                 Rufous St civil works in mid-January         community groups regarding the                the Digital Hub building design
                                                 2017. Works scheduled for                    Rufous St civil works                       Call for tenders to manage the
                                                 completion prior to the end of the         Development of management                     Digital hub.
                                                 financial year. .                            models for the operation of the
                                               The tender for the design and                Digital Hub
                                                 construction of the Digital Hub            Project management of the Rufous
                                                 awarded to Hutchinsons Builders              St Civil works project.
                                                 March 16 2017.
                                               Applications for Federal
                                                 Government’s Building Better
                                                 Regions Funding lodged 28
                                                 February 2017.



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