2015-09-15 Infrastructure and Services Committee Att 1 to Item 4 The J Business Plan 2015-18

Key actions                     Objective             Description                                     Responsibility         Resources

Monitor progress on             Increase staff        Review Certified Agreement once finalised       Community Services     Within budget
Certified Agreement             flexibility; reduce   to determine implications for The J’s           Director and
                                costs                 staffing. Feed in requirements to               Community Facilities
                                                      consultation in the meantime if possible.       Manager

Refine occupancy targets        Set ambitious KPIs    Review occupancy targets in this plan as the    Venue Coordinator      Within budget
                                                      year progresses, and increase or adjust as      and Community
                                                      more information becomes clear about the        Facilities Manager
                                                      best way to balance utilisation, revenue and
                                                      community benefit

Improve data collection         Provide useful data Refine current reporting systems to capture       Front of House         Within budget
and reporting                   for planning and    more information about user types and to          Assistant, Venue
                                analysis            enable analysis of community benefit as well      Coordinator, Venue
                                                    as financial performance.                         Support Officer and
                                                                                                      Community Facilities
                                                                                                      Advisor

Introduce new venue hire        Increase venue        Implement budget rates with caution,            Venue Coordinator      Revenue increase
rates                           hire revenue          transitioning existing hirers to higher rates                          to meet budget
                                                      where feasible and retaining capacity to
                                                      negotiate fees to attract desirable hires.

Develop a risk management Mitigate risks in           Work with Council risk management staff to      Venue Manager,         Within budget
plan                      operation of The J          ensure The J complies with requirements for     Governance Advisor
                                                      risk management.




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