2016-11-14 General Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                                 8 NOVEMBER 2016


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                      RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                          CURRENT PRIORITIES                           THE NEXT QUARTER
                                                                                     Industry sector profiles – Digital
                                                                                       Economy, Education, Health and
                                                                                       Wellbeing.

Business as Usual activities            Economic workshops and events               Respond to Councillor and CEO             BeachHack Event planning and
                                          promoted to the business community            requests.                                   implementation continues.
                                        Grant round opened early Sept and           Respond to business enquiries.            Digital Expo Event.
                                          will close 26 October 2016.                 Finalise the Agribusiness Profile.        Business Assistance Guide Review
                                                                                      Contribute to internal working groups       and Update.
                                                                                        including the new planning scheme.
                                                                                     Finalise      Digital   Economy      &
                                                                                         Connectivity Report.
                                                                                      Finalise education sector audit.

Executive Officer to the Mayor & CEO
(Special Projects)
Zero Emissions Strategy                   Audit of Council’s operations to           Report to Council on Zero Emissions        Action Plan including resource
                                            determine carbon emissions baseline          Strategy (adopted 20th October).             requirements to be finalised with aim
                                            completed by BZE Inc.                      Drafting of Action Plan.                     to be presented to Council early
                                          Work commenced on drafting Zero            Project    Control    Group     being        2017.
                                            Emissions Strategy.                          established.                               Communications Plan to be drafted.
                                                                                       Draft Project Control Group charter
                                                                                         and governance structure prepared.
                                                                                       Internal operational Action Team
                                                                                         being established.
                                                                                       Development of intranet pages and
                                                                                         staff communication on project.


Service Reviews                           Review areas identified                    Service reviews underway                   Service reviews outcomes to be
                                          Review teams established                                                                  presented to Leadership Team
                                          Reviews commenced                                                                         during November/December. Any
                                                                                                                                      outcomes affecting service delivery
                                                                                                                                      or resource levels will be referred to
                                                                                                                                      Council for determination.

North Shore Beachfront Campground         Master planning work completed and         Financial     implications   being         Detailed design to commence
                                            presentation provided to Councillors.        assessed to determine preferred              (direction    subject  to financial
                                                                                         approach to planned upgrade.                 sensitivity analysis).

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