2017-05-09 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                  9 MAY 2017


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                           RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                         CURRENT PRIORITIES                             THE NEXT QUARTER
Complete Phase 1 of RFID project -             Specifications finalised for Noosa        Fine-tuning transition plan                Project ready to proceed to delivery,
research, planning and design                    RFID system and scope of                  Reviewing emerging RFID                      pending budget allocation
                                                 equipment                                   equipment with suppliers
                                               Planning for transition to RFID
                                                 complete
                                               Project plan prepared for 2017/18
                                                 capital works budget

Collaborate with Council departments,          Library supporting various Council        Promotion of Mobile Library stops            Commence delivery of Sunshine
external presenters, authors, partnership        departments with community                  with assistance of library Friends'            Coast Naming 50th Anniversary
organisations and suppliers to initiate          engagement and programming e.g.             volunteers                                     program
and plan programs and events                     Sport and Recreation Plan, Green          Finalise planning for Sunshine Coast
                                                 Waste Recycling Bin information             Naming 50th Anniversary program

Actively seek opportunities to obtain          Grant applications submitted for          Delivery of successful grant funded          Delivery of Behind Queensland’s
external funding and support for library         Floating Land                               programs – Noosa Remembers                     Words
and gallery programs and activities                                                          (WWI Centenary) and Qld Week                 Complete first draft manuscript of
                                               Grant application submitted for a
                                                                                           Further grant applications to support          Noosa Remembers
                                                 SLQ Strategic Priorities Grant to
                                                                                             Floating Land
                                                 design and implement a Technology
                                                 Makerspace at Cooroy Library.
Develop and deliver engaging programs          Delivery of Easter school holiday         Implementing parents and toddler art         Planning for mid-year school holiday
and events to a variety of audiences             program                                     gallery program                                program
within the immediate community and to          2017 library and gallery                  Development of collaborative project         Delivery of Cooroy Fusion in
visitors to the region                           programming calendars finalised             between Gallery and Waste branch               collaboration with community
                                               Film Club launched using streamed           through a recycled Art Prize initiative      Delivery of range of programs for
                                                 film service                                (ArtCycle)                                     Heritage Month in May.
                                               Taste of Art Exhibition highlighting      Development of public program with
                                                 artworks from Friends’ members.             Steve Parish
                                                 Attendance: 4418
                                               Animal FanFair; Rachel Newling;
                                                 Captivating Creatures II.
                                                 Attendance: 5683
                                               After school art classes are fully
                                                 booked out




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