2018-08-07 Services and Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                            7 AUGUST 2018


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                        RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                          CURRENT PRIORITIES                           THE NEXT QUARTER
Tree Policy Review                          New Tree Policy adopted by Council         Update website                             Revised guidelines
Review community engagement                 Assisted Friends of Noosa Botanic          Liaison with Friends of Noosa              Ongoing liaison with community
activities                                    Gardens with new propagation shed            Botanic Gardens regarding entering           groups regarding branch activities.
                                                                                           into a Memorandum of
                                                                                           Understanding
Delivery of 90% of Capital Works            Sealed road resurfacing & gravel           Completion of Station St Pomona,           Commencement of the 18/19
Program as approved by CWE                    road resheeting programs                     Donnelly’s Road Ridgewood.                   Resurfacing Program
                                              completed                                                                               Raised Pedestrian Crossing, Maple
                                            Poinciana Ave Stage 1-3.                                                                  St Cooroy
Disaster Management
Review 2016/2017 Noosa Local                2018 DM Plan endorsed by LDMG              Review of 14 x Operational Sub-            Completion of review of subplans
Disaster Management Plan                      and approved by Council                      Plans                                        and internal distribution for input.
Annual assessment against the               Results of IGEM 2017 LDMP                  Distribution of Sub-Plans to staff           Delayed due to staff absence
Emergency Management Assessment               assessment released                          internally for input and feedback
Framework and review of the Plan
Review of the Noosa Local Disaster          Draft Local Recovery sub plan              Implementation of Recovery                 Develop annual Recovery Exercise
Recovery Plan - Review is triggered by        presented and endorsed by LDMG               subplan
changes to the State Disaster Recovery        at its March meeting
Plan
Disaster Exercises - Development,           Evaluation reports and action plans        Implementation of                          Outcomes and improvements
conduct and evaluation of function            for LDCC and Recovery Exercises              recommendations from evaluation              identified rescheduled to first and
exercise for Noosa Local Disaster             Muddy Waters presented to and                reports                                      second quarter due to staff
Coordination Centre and discussion            endorsed by LDMG at its March              Review of Evacuation Planning                absences
exercise for Local Recovery Committee         meeting                                                                                 Commence development of FCC
                                                                                                                                        exercise
Disaster Training Program -                 Continuation of program of LDCC            Additional training and procedure          Training undertaken as part of
Identification of training needs and          one-on-one training                          development for Emergency Alerts             Exercise Skyfall (Parts 1, 2, 3)
delivery of training program                Recruitment of additional staff              and Evacuation Planning                    Participation in District Exercise in
                                                                                         Guardian training for external               August
                                                                                           agency liaison officers (as required)
                                                                                         Continued training for incoming
                                                                                           LDC, Deputy LDC and DMO
Get Ready Program - Delivery of             Get Ready Flooding enviromon               Acquit 2017/18 Get Ready grant             Submit proposals for 2018/19 Get
program of initiatives funded by RACQ         project (the Alert project) completed                                                     Ready Grant when QFES open for
QFES Get Ready Program (dependent                                                                                                       submissions
on receipt of funding)


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