2017-05-09 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                9 MAY 2017


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                        RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                           CURRENT PRIORITIES                         THE NEXT QUARTER
Cooroy Memorial Hall                        Ongoing discussions with DNRM re            Finalise report to Council on the        Report to the April round of Council
                                              land swap to resolve encroachment             future of the Memorial Hall                meetings on the future of the
                                              issues with both the Cooroy                                                              Memorial Hall
                                              Memorial Hall and Cooroy RSL
                                              Club.
                                            Liaison with the newly formed
                                              Cooroy Memorial Hall Association
                                              (CMHA) regarding:
                                                   1. The CHMA managing and
                                                      leasing of the Hall.
                                                   2. The CHMA undertaking the
                                                      necessary repairs and
                                                      upgrades to the Hall to
                                                      allow it to reopen
                                                   3. Council’s potential financial
                                                      contribution to the repairs to
                                                      the Hall


Libraries & Galleries
Implement outcomes of 2015/16               Structural and task changes                 Impact of new opening hours being
Libraries Service Review                      reflected in HR system                        reviewed



Upgrade library collections to meet         Extra investment made in library          Trial of e-audio devices for Home        Review collections procurement
current and future needs of Noosa             collections, particularly eResources        Services clients                           approach for 2017/18
community                                                                               Targeted promotion of eResource          Review e-resources platforms for
                                            Improved analysis of key collections        content                                    level of usage
                                              data, particularly eResources                                                        Investigating improved options for
                                                                                                                                     integration of e-resource content into
                                                                                                                                     main catalogue for ease of discovery


Complete Phase 1 of Noosaville Library      Architect selected to provide design        Finalising design for refurbishment    Cost final design
refurbishment - research and design           options for refurbishment of                  of Noosaville Library                  Prepare implementation plan
                                              Noosaville library
                                            Project plan prepared for 2017/18
                                              capital works budget


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