2016-05-10 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                                              10 MAY 2016


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                           RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                           CURRENT PRIORITIES                         THE NEXT QUARTER
Directors Office
Rufous St Precinct Development                 Rufous St Master plan signed off by       Finalise and lodge MCU application       Commence planning for Rufous St
                                                 Council on 10 March                         by end of April                            civil works and the upgrade to Rufous
                                                                                                                                        Lane
                                                                                                                                      Develop application for National
                                                                                                                                        Stronger Regions Fund
Cooroy Memorial Hall                           Liaison with Cooroy RSL and               Resolve land tenure issues at Cooroy     Continue negotiations with RSL and
                                                 Cooroy Community Memorial Hall              Memorial Hall                              CCMHAG to resolve land tenure
                                                 Action Group                                                                           issues at Cooroy Memorial Hall
Libaries & Galleries
Library Service Review                         External benchmarking exercise              Council consideration of Service         Implement recommendations       as
                                                 complete,    Service       Review             Review Team recommendations                endorsed by Council
                                                 recommendations finalized.
NAO Robotics Project                           Dewey Robotics Program outreach             Delivery of coding and robotics          Completion of formal program and
                                                 to    schools  and    community               workshops                                  acquittal of project grant
                                                 organisations
First 5 Forever Early Literacy Program         Development       of     First5Forever      First5Forever outreach to childcare      Delivery of regional Early Literacy
                                                 parenting kits, receipt of promotional        and kindergartens, schools and             professional    development      in
                                                 collateral                                    community organisations                    partnership with State Library and
                                                                                                                                          CQU
Heritage Walk brochures                        Draft redesign complete of Pomona ,         Finalising design and proofing new       Printing of newly design Heritage
                                                 Cooroy and Tewantin Heritage Walk             brochures                                  Walk brochures
                                                 brochures
Improve storage at Art Gallery                 Agreed refurbishment       option   of      Finalising design requirements           Early    2016/17      –   undertake
                                                 Level 1 old plant room                                                                   remodelling of plant room
Transition of Butter Factory from Council      First Quarter report received from          Making arrangements for changes to       Cooroy Futures Group Acquittal of 6
management to Cooroy Future Group                Cooroy Future Group. Financial                GST status of Cooroy Future Group          months funding
                                                 position in strong with revenue
                                                 above projections. Forward bookings
                                                 are strong.
Business as Usual activities                   Launch of public book selection tool        Delivery of Cooroy Fusion program        Delivery of Qld Week grant-funded
                                                 which     enables   customers     to          in conjunction with Cooroy Future          program     “Behind Queensland’s
                                                 prioritise upcoming releases for              Group and lower mill site partners         Words” celebrating Queensland
                                                 library purchase                            Drafting Heritage Levy Policy              authors


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