2016-11-14 General Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                                        8 NOVEMBER 2016


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                          RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                          CURRENT PRIORITIES                            THE NEXT QUARTER
Director’s Office
Rufous St Precinct Development                MCU application for a development          Finalise tender documentation for the       Develop application for National
                                                permit and reconfiguration of a lot          Rufous St civil works and the                 Stronger Regions Fund.
                                                approved 21 July.                            upgrade to Rufous Lane.                     Tender assessment for the Rufous St
                                              Detailed designs completed for             Revise plans for Digital Hub building         civil works and the upgrade to Rufous
                                                Rufous St Civil Works                        to allow the project to go out for a          Lane completed and contracts let.
                                              Design Work for Rufous Lane                  design and construct tender.
                                                commenced                                  Continue to liaise with DILGP re grant
                                              Grant application to DILGP lodged 28         application
                                                September.

Cooroy Memorial Hall                          Council agreed to accept trusteeship       Liaison with DNRM re                        First public consultation on the future
                                                of the DOGIT and consult further with        o transfer of trusteeship and                 of the Hall planned for November 26.
                                                the community at its Ordinary                o land       swap     to    resolve
                                                Meeting on the 20th October.                      encroachment issues with both
                                                                                                  the Cooroy Memorial Hall and
                                                                                                  Cooroy RSL Club.
                                                                                           Community Consultation re the future
                                                                                             of the Memorial Hall.

Libraries & Galleries
Implement outcomes of            2015/16      New      library    opening     hours      Induction and training of new               Impact of new opening hours to be
Libraries Service Review                        implemented                                  employees                                     reviewed
                                              Temporary        Branch      Services      Review    and     reallocation of
                                                Coordinator appointed                        operational tasks
                                              Vacant library positions filled
Upgrade library collections to meet           Extra investment made in library         Analysis of key collections data eg         Review    collections  development
current and future needs of Noosa               collections, particularly eResources       usage, loss rates and gaps                    model
community                                                                                Review further eResource options            Targeted promotion of eResource
                                                                                         Trial of e-audio devices for Home             content
                                                                                           Services clients                            Review standing orders and bundled
                                                                                                                                         plans
Complete Phase 1 of Noosaville Library        Consultation with key stakeholders         Review constraints of Noosaville          Contract   architect for design
refurbishment - research and design                                                          Library                                     process
                                                                                           Review current trends in library          Undertake design phase
                                                                                             design                                    Prepare initiative for 2017/18 budget


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