2019-08-06 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                          6 AUGUST 2019


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                        RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                         CURRENT PRIORITIES                          THE NEXT QUARTER
HERITAGE - Plan and deliver key             Heritage Month program delivered          Develop project plans for 2019/20         Deliver Family History Month
Heritage Levy Initiatives & a range of      Indigenous Cultural Heritage Project        Heritage Levy budget initiatives.           program.
Heritage projects and programs                commenced.                                Complete draft Plaques and                Commence work on 2019/20
                                            Heritage Network Development                Memorials Policy.                           Heritage Levy Budget Initiative
                                              Workshop held.                            Finalise cemetery database project.         projects
                                            Oral history recordings complete.         Coordinate first meeting of Noosa            o Noosa News digitisation
                                            Family history month program                Heritage Network.                            o Noosa Advocate digitisation
                                              developed.                                Progress George Pearce Memorial              o Heritage Citation Review
                                                                                          Bench/Parkyn Hut signage project.            o Noosa Notables Oral History
                                                                                        Complete Indigenous Cultural                     recordings Stage 2
                                                                                          Heritage Project.                            o Historian-in-residence
                                                                                                                                    Launch of Indigenous Cultural
                                                                                                                                      Heritage Project.
                                                                                                                                    Complete George Pearce Memorial
                                                                                                                                      bench/Parkyn Hut signage project.
Business as Usual activities                Total April – June 2019:                  Issue ITQ’s for Adult Literacy            Finalise Libraries Business
                                              o Visitors: Library: 77,626;                Program and Courier Service.                Continuity Plans.
                                                  Gallery: 10, 814
                                              o    Program Attendance: Library:
                                                  4,733
                                              o Library Loans:122,928 (inc
                                                  renewals) (exc renewals total
                                                  106,149)
LOCAL LAWS
Manage Local Laws compliance                914 Customer Requests Apr – Jun           Continuing to conduct early patrols       Ongoing analysis of dog attacks to
                                              2019.                                       to address illegal camping, animal          identify potential common elements.
                                            24 reported Dog attacks Apr – Jun           related offences and unlawful             Ongoing development of proactive
                                              2019.                                       prescribed activities.                      responsible dog ownership program.
                                            42 Illegal camping patrols and 28         Review of improved efficiencies with      Monitor and review compliance
                                              Beach Patrols undertaken.                   the use of Technology in field.             areas.
                                            3320 Local Laws Infringements             Review of after-hours service             Roll out training to all staff in
                                              issued:                                     arrangements.                               addressing Barking dog issues in
                                              o 111 Animal infringements.               Minor review of Local Laws.                 neighbourhoods.
                                              o 256 Restricted activity – camping.
                                              o 2953 Parking related
                                                 infringements.
                                            181 Appeals assessed.


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